Meaning of ERUDITE
| Pronunciation: | | 'eryû`dIt
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| | Definition: | | [adj] having or showing profound knowledge; "a learned jurist"; "an erudite professor" |
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| | Synonyms: | | learned, scholarly |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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| | Related Terms: | | abstruse, civilized, cultivated, cultured, deep, educated, encyclopedic, learned, lettered, literate, pansophic, polyhistoric, polymath, polymathic, profound, scholarly, scholastic, studious, well-read, wise |
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