scholarship

noun

schol·​ar·​ship ˈskä-lər-ˌship How to pronounce scholarship (audio)
Synonyms of scholarshipnext
1
: a grant-in-aid to a student (as by a college or foundation)
2
: the character, qualities, activity, or attainments of a scholar : learning
3
: a fund of knowledge and learning
drawing on the scholarship of the ancients

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knowledge, learning, erudition, scholarship mean what is or can be known by an individual or by humankind.

knowledge applies to facts or ideas acquired by study, investigation, observation, or experience.

rich in the knowledge of human nature

learning applies to knowledge acquired especially through formal, often advanced, schooling.

a book that demonstrates vast learning

erudition strongly implies the acquiring of profound, recondite, or bookish learning.

an erudition unusual even in a scholar

scholarship implies the possession of learning characteristic of the advanced scholar in a specialized field of study or investigation.

a work of first-rate literary scholarship

Examples of scholarship in a Sentence

She got a scholarship to Yale University. The organization is offering five $5,000 scholarships. The essay is a work of serious scholarship. The book is about his life and scholarship.
Recent Examples on the Web According to a release, one Euro from every ticket sold will go to the MC’s Cactus Jack Foundation, the non-profit that provides scholarships to HBCU college students and money for other creative and educational pursuits. —Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 7 May 2024 Quinn Hartman of Marina has been selected the CIF scholar athlete of the year and received a scholarship for his academic and athletic performance. . . —Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for scholarship 

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1536, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of scholarship was circa 1536

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scholarship

noun
schol·​ar·​ship ˈskäl-ər-ˌship How to pronounce scholarship (audio)
1
: money given (as by a college) to a student to help pay for further education
2
: the character, qualities, or achievements of a scholar

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