ˈskōˌtizəm noun
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: John Duns Scot us died ab 1308 Scottish scholastic theologian + English -ism
: the doctrines of the Scholastic Duns Scotus who in his criticism of Thomism proposes a separation of philosophy and theology approaching the conception of twofold truth and is known especially for his voluntarism, logical realism, and principles of haecceity and the plurality of substantial forms