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Erudition

Erudition Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Erudition? [n] profound knowledge Synonyms \| Synonyms for Erudition: eruditeness \| learnedness \| learning \| scholarship Related Terms \| Find terms related to Erudition: bibliolatry \| bibliomania \| bluestockingism \| book learning \| book madness \| bookiness \| bookishness \| booklore \| broadening the mind \| broad-mindedness \| classical scholarship \| classicism \| cultivation \| culture \| depth \| donnishness \| education \| eruditeness \| good understanding \| humanism \| humanistic scholarship \| intellectual acquirement \| intellectualism \| intellectuality \| knowledge \| learnedness \| learning \| letters \| literacy \| mastery of skills \| mellow wisdom \| memorization \| mental cultivation \| mental culture \| pedantism \| pedantry \| profoundness \| profundity \| reading \| ripe wisdom \| sageness \| sapience \| scholarliness \| scholarship \| science \| seasoned understanding \| self-instruction \| Sophia \| sound understanding \| storing the mind \| studiousness \| wisdom \| wiseness See Also \| education \| letters Erudition In Webster's Dictionary \Er`u*di"tion\, n. [L. eruditio: cf. F. ['e]rudition.] The act of instructing; the result of thorough instruction; the state of being erudite or learned; the acquisitions gained by extensive reading or study; particularly, learning in literature or criticism, as distinct from the sciences; scholarship. The management of a young lady's person is not be overlooked, but the erudition of her mind is much more to be regarded. --Steele. The gay young gentleman whose erudition sat so easily upon him. --Macaulay. Syn: Literature; learning. See {Literature}.

Erudition Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Erudition?

[n] profound knowledge

Synonyms | Synonyms for Erudition: eruditeness | learnedness | learning | scholarship

See Also | education | letters

Erudition In Webster's Dictionary

\Er`u*di"tion\, n. [L. eruditio: cf. F. ['e]rudition.]
The act of instructing; the result of thorough instruction;
the state of being erudite or learned; the acquisitions
gained by extensive reading or study; particularly, learning
in literature or criticism, as distinct from the sciences;
scholarship.

      The management of a young lady's person is not be
      overlooked, but the erudition of her mind is much more
      to be regarded.                          --Steele.

      The gay young gentleman whose erudition sat so easily
      upon him.                                --Macaulay.

Syn: Literature; learning. See {Literature}.

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