All scholastic synonyms
scho·las·tic
S s adj scholastic
- augustan — characteristic of, denoting, or relating to the Roman emperor Augustus Caesar (63 bc–14 ad), his period, or the poets, notably Virgil, Horace, and Ovid, writing during his reign
- longhair — Sometimes Disparaging. an intellectual.
- inkhorn — a small container of horn or other material, formerly used to hold writing ink.
- informational — knowledge communicated or received concerning a particular fact or circumstance; news: information concerning a crime.
- humanistic — a person having a strong interest in or concern for human welfare, values, and dignity.
- bookish — Someone who is bookish spends a lot of time reading serious books.
- classical — You use classical to describe something that is traditional in form, style, or content.
- hellenic — of, relating to, or characteristic of the ancient Greeks or their language, culture, thought, etc., especially before the time of Alexander the Great. Compare Hellenistic (def 3).
- collegiate — Collegiate means belonging or relating to a college or to college students.
- illuminative — giving light; illuminating.
- formalistic — strict adherence to, or observance of, prescribed or traditional forms, as in music, poetry, and art.
- doric — of or relating to Doris, its inhabitants, or their dialect.
- grecian — Greek (especially with reference to ancient Greece).
- in the know — to perceive or understand as fact or truth; to apprehend clearly and with certainty: I know the situation fully.
- latin — an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- homeric — of, relating to, or suggestive of Homer or his poetry.
- educational — pertaining to education.
- donnish — resembling or characteristic of a university don; bookish; pedantic.
- educative — serving to educate: educative knowledge.
- ionic — Architecture. noting or pertaining to one of the five classical orders that in ancient Greece consisted of a fluted column with a molded base and a capital composed of four volutes, usually parallel to the architrave with a pulvinus connecting a pair on each side of the column, and an entablature typically consisting of an architrave of three fascias, a richly ornamented frieze, and a cornice corbeled out on egg-and-dart and dentil moldings, with the frieze sometimes omitted. Roman and Renaissance examples are often more elaborate, and usually set the volutes of the capitals at 45° to the architrave. Compare composite (def 3), Corinthian (def 2), Doric (def 3), Tuscan (def 2).
- greek — of or relating to Greece, the Greeks, or their language.
- belletristic — Of, pertaining to, or having the characteristics of belles-lettres.
adjective scholastic
- college — A college is an institution where students study after they have left school.
- collegial — of or relating to a college
- classicistic — Of or pertaining to classicism.
- enlightening — Present participle of enlighten.
- canonic — canonical
- erudite — Having or showing great knowledge or learning.
- literate — able to read and write.
- edifying — to instruct or benefit, especially morally or spiritually; uplift: religious paintings that edify the viewer.
noun scholastic
- academician — An academician is a member of an academy, usually one which has been formed to improve or maintain standards in a particular field.
- academic — Academic is used to describe things that relate to the work done in schools, colleges, and universities, especially work which involves studying and reasoning rather than practical or technical skills.
- academicians — Plural form of academician.