Scholastic vs Vacation - What's the difference?
scholastic | vacation |
(philosophy) a member of the medieval philosophical school of scholasticism; a medieval Christian Aristotelian
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
Characterized by excessive subtlety, or needlessly minute subdivisions; pedantic; formal.
Freedom from some business or activity.
(obsolete) Free time given over to a specific purpose; occupation, activity.
*, II.28:
A period during which official activity or business is formally suspended; an official holiday from university, law courts etc.
(North America) A holiday; a stretch of leisure time away from work or duty and devoted to rest or pleasure.
The act of vacating something; moving out.
(US, legal) The act of making legally void.
As nouns the difference between scholastic and vacation
is that scholastic is (scholastic) while vacation is freedom from some business or activity.As an adjective scholastic
is (scholastic).As a verb vacation is
to spend or take a vacation.scholastic
English
Alternative forms
* * (archaic)Noun
(en noun)Adjective
(en adjective)- (John Locke)
Derived terms
* scholasticism * scholasticallyvacation
English
Noun
(en noun)- The first exploited his, sundrie waies, and excelleth in military exploits, and utilitie of his publike vacations .
- The Conservative Party’s vacation of the centre ground gave an opportunity to its opponents.