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Schoolman

Schoolman

9.9
A scholar in the Middle Ages who studied and taught philosophy and religion at a university
  • noun
  • /ˈskuːlˌmæn/
  • Formal
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  • The Scarlet Schoolman screamed, tried to run.

Examples

  • A mandate schoolman trying to remind him of of his his responsibilities.

  • He was a Mandate Schoolman, a Gnostic Sorcerer-of-the-Rank, a War-Cant Master.

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  • The great medieval schoolman taught philosophy at the university, influencing many students.

  • During the Middle Ages, a schoolman often debated the nature of existence in scholarly circles.

  • As a renowned schoolman, he dedicated his life to studying ancient texts and teaching others.

Synonyms

scholar
vsSchoolman
24 4.2

A person, often a child, who learns from a teacher

is a medieval university thinker with specialized medieval training rather than general learner
Scholastic
vsSchoolman
  • Formal
5 9.9

A university thinker in the Middle Ages who used reason to study religion

is a medieval university thinker across disciplines not only method focused
bookman
vsSchoolman
  • Archaic
2 9.9

A man who spends much time studying and knows a lot about literature

focuses on medieval university theology and learning not literary study
magister
vsSchoolman
  • Formal
1 9.9

A teacher or expert who works at a university

is specifically a medieval academic rather than any modern university teacher

Surface Forms

Schoolman singular
Schoolmen plural

Morphology

Schoolman = school + man (transparent) = school + man

Formed by the productive compound 'school' + 'man' meaning 'person of the school', so the sense is directly derivable from the components.

Etymology

Schoolman comes from school 'a place of learning' plus man, and it was used for the scholars who taught and studied at medieval universities. So a Schoolman is a medieval thinker or academic.