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1596, "of or pertaining to Scholastic theologians" (Churchmen in the Middle Ages whose theology and philosophy was based on Church Fathers and Aristotle), from M.Fr. scholastique, from L. scholasticus "learned," from Gk. skholastikos "studious, learned" (see school (1)). Meaning "pertaining to schools or to school education" is from 1647. Scholasticism is attested from 1756.