Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Scholastic: Relating to the traditional, formal, and often rigid methods of teaching and philosophical inquiry associated with medieval European schools and universities, emphasizing logic, dialectical reasoning, and the authority of established texts or doctrines.
   • Academic / Pedantic: Characterized by a strict, theoretical adherence to formal rules, traditional doctrines, or bookish knowledge, with a potential connotation of being detached from practical, real-life concerns.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Triết học kinh viện thịnh hành ở châu Âu thời Trung Cổ. (Scholastic philosophy flourished in Medieval Europe.)
  • Lối tranh luận của ông ấy quá kinh viện, thiếu tính thực tế. (His style of debate is too scholastic, lacking practicality.)
  • Đó là một cách tiếp cận kinh viện, chỉ dựa vào giáo điều cũ. (That is a scholastic approach, based solely on old dogmas.)

Advanced Usage

• "chủ nghĩa kinh viện": Scholasticism.

  • Chủ nghĩa kinh viện tìm cách hòa hợp lý trí và đức tin. (Scholasticism sought to reconcile reason and faith.)

• Used to describe an attitude or method that is overly formal, theoretical, and rigid.

  • Anh ta có cái nhìn kinh viện về nghệ thuật, luôn tuân theo các quy tắc cứng nhắc. (He has a scholastic view of art, always adhering to rigid rules.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tính kinh viện (n): The quality of being scholastic or pedantic.
  • Tính kinh viện trong bài luận khiến nó khó tiếp cận. (The scholasticism in the essay makes it difficult to access.)

Synonyms

• Scholastic: Pertaining to the medieval school of thought.
• Doctrinaire: Rigidly following a theory or doctrine.
• Pedantic: Overly concerned with formal rules and details.
• Academic: Theoretical, not practical.

Related Idioms

• While not a common idiom itself, "kinh viện" is often used in critical phrases to denote impractical, bookish thinking.
  • Suy nghĩ kinh viện: Scholastic/pedantic thinking.

    • Đừng có suy nghĩ kinh viện nữa, hãy ra ngoài thực tế mà làm. (Stop that scholastic thinking; go out and get practical experience.)

1. Scholastic
   • Chủ nghĩa kinh viện
     Scholasticism