scholasticism

From scholastic +‎ -ism.

• (US) IPA^(key): /skəˈlæstɪˌsɪzəm/

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• Hyphenation: scho‧las‧ti‧cism

scholasticism (countable and uncountable, plural scholasticisms)

1. (philosophy) A tradition or school of philosophy, originating in the Middle Ages, that combines classical philosophy with Catholic theology.
   • 2017, Alister E. McGrath, Christian theology: an introduction, page 86:

     Once more, the work exhibits the characteristics which are typical of scholasticism at its best: the appeal to reason, the logical marshaling of arguments, the relentless exploration of the implications of ideas, and the fundamental conviction that, at its heart, the Christian gospel is rational and can be shown to be rational.

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