SCHOLASTICISM

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Meaning:

Orthodoxy of a scholastic variety

Synonyms:

academicism; academism; scholasticism

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("scholasticism" is a kind of...):

traditionalism; traditionality (strict adherence to traditional methods or teachings)

Meaning:

The system of philosophy dominant in medieval Europe; based on Aristotle and the Church Fathers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Scholasticism" is a kind of...):

philosophical doctrine; philosophical theory (a doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy)

Domain member category:

natural virtue ((scholasticism) one of the four virtues (prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance) derived from nature)

Derivation:

scholastic (of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of scholasticism)