English Explanatory Dictionary

erudition

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Profound knowledge acquired from learning and scholarship.
  2. The refinement, polish and knowledge that education confers.

Pronunciation

/ˌɛɹʊˈdɪʃən/ en-us-erudition.ogg

Word forms

erudition eruditions

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”). By surface analysis, erudite + -ion.

Synonyms

knowledge information learning lore scholarship scholarism

Related words

erudite rude
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