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Scholastic vs Educational - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between scholastic and educational

is that scholastic is a member of the medieval philosophical school of scholasticism; a medieval Christian Aristotelian while educational is a free (or low cost) trip for travel consultants, provided by a travel operator or airline as a means of promoting their service. A fam trip.

As adjectives the difference between scholastic and educational

is that scholastic is of or relating to school; academic while educational is of, or relating to education.

scholastic

English

Alternative forms

* * (archaic)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (philosophy) a member of the medieval philosophical school of scholasticism; a medieval Christian Aristotelian
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or relating to school; academic
  • * This award is for the greatest scholastic achievement by a graduating student.
  • (philosophy) Of or relating to the philosophical tradition of scholasticism
  • (John Locke)
  • Characterized by excessive subtlety, or needlessly minute subdivisions; pedantic; formal.
  • Derived terms

    * scholasticism * scholastically

    educational

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of, or relating to education.
  • A school is an educational establishment.
  • Instructive, or helping to educate.
  • They were shown an educational film about VD.

    Derived terms

    * educationalist * ejamacational

    Synonyms

    * (helping to educate) educative

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A free (or low cost) trip for travel consultants, provided by a travel operator or airline as a means of promoting their service. A fam trip