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Gender Feminine
Usage Ukrainian (Rare)
Scripts Схоластика, Схола́стика(Ukrainian)
Other Forms FormsSkholástyka (var. Romanization incl. stress indication diacritic)
Meaning & History
Ukrainian form of Scholastica. It is also the Ukrainian everyday word for "scholastic, academic" or "scholasticism" (esp. within the context of Christian scholasticism) - the given name and the vocabulary word being closely related etymologically.The Eastern Orthodox Church celebrates the virgin-nun Skholastyka's life on February 10, the same day as the Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion also venerates her.