pro-scholasticism
|pro-scho-las-ti-cism|
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/proʊ skəˈlæs.tɪ.sɪ.zəm/
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/prəʊ skəˈlæs.tɪ.sɪ.zəm/
support for scholasticism
Etymology
'pro-scholasticism' is formed from the Latin prefix 'pro-' meaning 'for' and 'scholasticism', which comes from Medieval Latin 'scholasticismus' (from Latin 'scholasticus') ultimately from Greek 'scholastikos' meaning 'of the school' or 'scholar'.
'scholastikos' (Greek) → 'scholasticus' (Latin) → 'scholasticismus' (Medieval Latin) → 'scholasticism' (Middle English/Modern English); the modern English compound 'pro-scholasticism' attaches the Latin-derived prefix 'pro-' to indicate advocacy or support.
Originally rooted in a word meaning 'of the school' or 'scholar', 'scholasticism' came to denote the specific medieval system and method of theology and philosophy; 'pro-scholasticism' specifically expresses support for that system or its methods.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
support for or advocacy of scholasticism, the medieval system and method of theology and philosophy based on dialectical reasoning and authority.
The department's pro-scholasticism was evident in its curriculum, which emphasized classical commentaries and medieval commentators.
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Noun 2
a tendency or disposition to prefer scholastic methods — often used critically to mean rigid adherence to traditional authorities and pedantic disputation.
Critics accused the society of pro-scholasticism, saying it resisted new interpretive methods in favor of entrenched formulas.
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