erudition
See also: érudition
English
Etymology
First attested in the 15th Century. From Middle French érudition, from Latin eruditio (“an instructing, learning, erudition”), from erudire (“to instruct, educate, cultivate”, literally “free from rudeness”), from e (“out”) + rudis (“rude”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɛɹʊˈdɪʃən/
Noun
erudition (countable and uncountable, plural eruditions)
- Profound knowledge acquired from learning and scholarship.
- The refinement, polish and knowledge that education confers.
Synonyms
- (profound knowledge): knowledge, information, learning, lore, scholarship, scholarism
Related terms
- erudite
- rude
Translations
profound knowledge, especially that based on learning and scholarship
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Further reading
- erudition in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- erudition in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911
- erudition at OneLook Dictionary Search