Neo-Scholasticism

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Neo-Scholasticism \Ne`o-Scho*las"ti*cism\, n.
     The modern revival of the Scholastic philosophy, esp. of that
     of Thomas Aquinas, with critical revision to suit the
     exigencies of the general advance in learning. The
     Neo-Scholastic movement received a great impetus from Leo
     XIII.'s interest in it.


     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]