noun Jo·han·nes Sco·tus [joh-han-eez skoh-tuh s, -han-is] /dʒoʊˈhæn iz ˈskoʊ təs, -ˈhæn ɪs/, a.d. c810–c877, Irish philosopher and theologian. nounJohn Scotus. ?800–?877 ad, Irish Neo-Platonist philosopher