About The Word Erudite
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Erudite
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What's The Definition Of Erudite?
[adj] having or showing profound knowledge; "a learned jurist"; "an erudite professor"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Erudite: learned | scholarly Related Terms | Find terms related to Erudite: abstruse | civilized | cultivated | cultured | deep | educated | encyclopedic | learned | lettered | literate | pansophic | polyhistoric | polymath | polymathic | profound | scholarly | scholastic | studious | well-read | wise See Also | Erudite In Webster's Dictionary \Er"u*dite\ (?; 135), a. [L. eruditus, p. p. of erudire
to free from rudeness, to polish, instruct; e out + rudis
rude: cf. F. ['e]rudit. See {Rude}.]
Characterized by extensive reading or knowledge; well
instructed; learned. ``A most erudite prince.'' --Sir T.
More. ``Erudite . . . theology.'' --I. Taylor. --
{Er"u*dite`ly}, adv. -- {Er"u*dite`ness}, n.
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