scholastic

Adjective
  1. Of or relating to schools (synset 302803727)
    "scholastic year"
  2. Of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of scholasticism (synset 302803918)
    "scholastic philosophy"
Noun
  1. A person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit (synset 110431101)
    is a type of: bookman, scholar, scholarly person, student - a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
    subtypes: purist - someone who insists on great precision and correctness (especially in the use of words)
    same as: bookworm, pedant
  2. A Scholastic philosopher or theologian (synset 110578324)
    is a type of: philosopher - a specialist in philosophy

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