noun · countable / uncountable · rare

erudition

erudition · eruditions

багаж знань, розумовий багаж, ерудиція

эрудиция, умственный багаж, начитанность

Bildung, Gelehrsamkeit, Belesenheit, Gelehrtheit

Profound knowledge acquired from learning and scholarshipProfound knowledge acquired from learning and scholarship.

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/ˌɛɹʊˈdɪʃən/

» Tom is a man of erudition.

Meaning

2 senses

(countable, uncountable)Profound knowledge acquired from learning and scholarship.
Belesenheit, Gelehrtheit, Bildung
эруди́цияerudícija, начи́танностьnačítannostʹ, у́мственный бага́жúmstvennyj bagáž
еруди́ціяerudýcija, бага́ж зна́ньbaháž znánʹ, розумо́вий бага́жrozumóvyj baháž
profound scholarly knowledge
(countable, uncountable)The refinement, polish and knowledge that education confers.

Examples

9 sentences

Tom is a man of erudition.
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Góngora's poetry is characterized by erudition and complex sentences.
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Erudition can produce foliage without bearing fruit.
ruЭрудиция может произвести листву - без плодоношения.
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Tom's erudition astonishes me.
deIch bin erstaunt ob Toms großer Gelehrsamkeit.
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Your erudition amazes me.
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Translations

8 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

profound knowledge, especially that based on learning and scholarship:

Русский

By meaning 1

profound knowledge, especially that based on learning and scholarship:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

profound knowledge, especially that based on learning and scholarship:

Origin

First attested in the 15th Century. From Middle French érudition, from Latin eruditio (“an

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.

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