Word: scholasticism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: scho
las
ti
cism
Definition: a tradition or school of philosophy, originating in the Middle Ages, that combines classical philosophy with Catholic theology
Morphemes:
Affix: scholastic
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A member of the medieval philosophical school of scholasticism; a medieval Christian Aristotelian.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: scholasticus
Language: la
Decoded: scholasticus
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: scholastic (relating especially to a school of rhetoric)
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the name of a system, school of thought or theory based on the name of its subject or object or alternatively on the name of its founder ( ).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.