The spirit of the old scholasticism . . . spurned laborious investigation and slow induction. --J. P. Smith. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Scholasticism — • A term used to designate both a method and a system. It is applied to theology as well as to philosophy Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Scholasticism Scholasticism … Catholic encyclopedia
Scholasticism — was the dominant form of theology and philosophy in the Latin West in the Middle Ages, particularly in the 12th, 13th, and 14th centuries. It was both a method and a system which aimed to reconcile the Christian theology of the Church Fathers… … Wikipedia
Scholasticism — (n.) mid 18c., from SCHOLASTIC (Cf. scholastic) + ISM (Cf. ism) … Etymology dictionary
scholasticism — ► NOUN ▪ the system of theology and philosophy taught in medieval European universities, based on Aristotelian logic and the writings of the early Christian Fathers … English terms dictionary
scholasticism — [skə las′tə siz΄əm] n. 1. [often S ] the system of logic, philosophy, and theology of medieval university scholars, or schoolmen, from the 10th to the 15th century, based upon Aristotelian logic, the writings of the early Christian fathers, and… … English World dictionary
scholasticism — /skeuh las teuh siz euhm/, n. 1. (sometimes cap.) the system of theological and philosophical teaching predominant in the Middle Ages, based chiefly upon the authority of the church fathers and of Aristotle and his commentators. 2. narrow… … Universalium
Scholasticism — Term used as a generic label for the various forms of philosophy and theology developed in western European univer sities from the late 11th or early 12th century. All of these scholas tic systems of thought were broadly Aristotelian. They… … Historical Dictionary of Renaissance
scholasticism — The theology of the schools , scholasticism developed with the rise of medieval universities (c. twelfth century) and is typified by its rigorous argumentation centred in the disputation, a form of argument that would set out the alternative… … Christian Philosophy
Scholasticism — school of philosophy taught by the academics (or schoolmen) of medieval universities circa 1100–1500. Scholasticism attempted to reconcile the philosophy of the ancient classical philosophers with medieval Christian theology. The primary purpose… … Mini philosophy glossary
scholasticism — noun Date: circa 1782 1. capitalized a. a philosophical movement dominant in western Christian civilization from the 9th until the 17th century and combining religious dogma with the mystical and intuitional tradition of patristic philosophy… … New Collegiate Dictionary
