scholasticate

[ skuh-las-ti-keyt, -kit ]

noun

, Roman Catholic Church.

1. a course of study for seminarians, taken prior to their theological studies.
2. a school for this course of study.

scholasticate

/ -kɪt; skəˈlæstɪˌkeɪt /

noun

1. RC Church the state of being a scholastic, the period during which a Jesuit student is a scholastic, or an institution where scholastics pass this period

Word History and Origins

Origin of scholasticate¹

From the New Latin word scholasticātus, dating back to 1870–75. See scholastic, -ate ³

Word History and Origins

Origin of scholasticate¹

C19: from New Latin scholasticātus, from Latin scholasticus scholastic

Example Sentences

When the novitiate has been completed the scholasticate begins.

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