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scholasticate

American  
[skuh-las-ti-keyt, -kit] / skəˈlæs tɪˌkeɪt, -kɪt /

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 British  
/ -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

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Etymology

Origin of scholasticate

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

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When the novitiate has been completed the scholasticate begins.

From History of the Catholic Church from the Renaissance to the French Revolution — Volume 1 by MacCaffrey, James

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