Meaning of schola | Babel Free
[ˈskʰɔ.ɫa]Definitions
- Leisure time given to learning; schooltime, classtime.
- A school; a place for learning or instruction.
- A student body; the disciples of a teacher.
- A school (especially a secondary school), a sect; body of followers of a teacher or system, such as those of a philosopher or the Praetorian guard
- An art gallery.
Examples
“c. ad 65, Seneca, Moral Letters to Lucilius, CVI.”
We learn [such literature] not for life but for schooltime.
“1804 Jun 12, Oberdeutsche Allgemeine Litteraturzeitung, No. 70, p. 1119”
We must learn not for school but for life.
“Near-synonym: lūdus”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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