Academic

Ac·a·dem·ic

Academic

a.
  1. Belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato; as, the Academic sect or philosophy.
  2. Belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning; scholarly; literary or classical, in distinction from scientific.

Academic

n.
  1. One holding the philosophy of Socrates and Plato; a Platonist.
  2. A member of an academy, college, or university; an academician.