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

In 1910 we find them at Valkenburg, Holland, attached to the Scholasticate.

From Project Gutenberg

The Holland province has more diplomated professors than any other in the Society, and is about to build a new scholasticate.

From Project Gutenberg