schol-, schola-
(Latin: of a school, referring to a place of learning and education)
interscholastic (adjective), more interscholastic, most interscholastic
Pertaining to something that exists or takes place between or among schools: Some examples of interscholastic activities include sports events or other forms of competitions.
Non scholae, sed vitae discimus. (Latin statement)
Translation: "We do not learn just for school, but we learn for life." -Seneca, Jr.
The spitefulness or malice and hatreds resulting from scholarly disputes or academic arguments: There has been odium scholasticum acrimony or bitterness and ill feeling many times between scholars or those who had been excessively concerned about minor details and rules or with displaying academic learning.
A specialist in a given branch of knowledge: Karl was a classical scholar of lexicography or the compilation of dictionaries over the centuries.
Janet is a scholar who attends an educational institution and majors in studies of Latin and Greek origins of English words.
A serious academic studyor showing knowledge, learning, or devotion to educational pursuits.
scholarly (adjective), more scholarly, most scholarly
Relating to serious academic studies and formal research: Matthew's class includes the scholarly study of various vocabulary words and their origins or etymological sources.
1. An amount of money which is given by a school, an organization, etc. to a student in order to help pay for his or her education: James is going to a university on a football scholarship.
2. A serious and formal study or research of a subject: Mark was preparing to learn literary scholarship for his college degree.
2. A serious and formal study or research of a subject: Mark was preparing to learn literary scholarship for his college degree.
scholastic (adjective), more scholastic, most scholastic
Pertaining to students, schools, or academic studying or education: Mary's professor was teaching his classes about the scholastic subject of anthropology.
scholastical (adjective), more scholastical, most scholastical
Relating to schools, scholars, education, and academic studies.
scholastically (adverb), more scholastically, most scholastically
A reference to connections with schools, teaching, or studying to learn subjects.
A period of study at a seminary where a Roman Catholic studies about his religion.
1. A theological and philosophical system of learning based on the authority of St. Augustine and other leaders of the early Christian Church, and on the works of Aristotle: Scholasticism strived to bridge the bap between religion and reason.
2. Traditional learning, or adherence to traditional educational methods.
2. Traditional learning, or adherence to traditional educational methods.
1. A medieval scholar who wrote commentaries on ancient Greek and Latin texts.
2. One of the ancient commentators who annotated the classical authors.
2. One of the ancient commentators who annotated the classical authors.
scholiastic (adjective), more scholiastic, most scholiastic
A reference to a scholar or specialist in a particular branch of study who writes about the works of authors; especially, those of the ancient commentators of classical writers.
scholiaze (verb), scholiazes; scholiazed; scholiazing
To make notes on an author's work.
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