From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishscholasticismscho‧las‧ti‧cis‧m /skəˈlæstɪsɪzəm/ noun [uncountable] RPa way of studying thought, especially religious thought, based on things written in ancient times
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scholasticism• He becomes yet another defender of dead scholasticism, a mere hawker of dogma.• If that is so he might almost be considered the initiator of scholasticism with its dialectic method.• That it turned aside from the traditional teaching of scholasticism and theology is certain.• It was more broadly philosophical, and encapsulated a generalized dissatisfaction with scholasticism and tradition. 