Pedantism vs. Pedant — What's the Difference?

(rare) Behaving or acting in the manner of a pedant.

A pedant is a person who is excessively concerned with formalism, accuracy, and precision, or one who makes an ostentatious and arrogant show of learning.

The office, disposition, or act of a pedant; pedantry.

One who ostentatiously exhibits academic knowledge or who pays undue attention to minor details or formal rules.

(Obsolete) A schoolmaster.

A person who makes an excessive or tedious show of their knowledge, especially regarding rules of vocabulary and grammar.

A person who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning.

(archaic) A teacher or schoolmaster.

Pedantic.

A schoolmaster; a pedagogue.

One who puts on an air of learning; one who makes a vain display of learning; a pretender to superior knowledge.

A person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit