Erasmian

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Relating to the ideas or style of Erasmus, especially his teaching and reforms

adjective
/ɪˈræzmiən/

Formal

: erasmiano

This position was consistent with an Erasmian perspective, in which personal reform was more important than the correction of others.

Examples

But there is an underlying Erasmian subtext in most of Cervantes.
In her lecture, she highlighted the Erasmian ideals that advocate for education as a means of personal and social reform.
Both focus on issues of authority and ethics, and employ many of the topoi of the Erasmian discourse community.

Academic text (2000)
Affectus conjugalis, the cornerstone of Erasmian courtship and marriage, required mutuality and reciprocity:

Academic text (1994)
The fundamental Erasmian opposition of spiritual truth and invisibility to material reality and illusory visibility is given metaphoric expression in the text through a series of themes and motifs.

Academic text (2006)
But the Prologue also underlines Valdes' unwillingness to risk the condemnation of those opposed to the Erasmian doctrines that the "verdaderos cristianos" will come to understand.

Academic text (2000)
The teacher encouraged an Erasmian approach to learning, emphasizing the importance of self-reflection and moral growth.
His book offers an Erasmian critique of contemporary society, stressing the need for ethical considerations in political leadership.

Surface Forms

Erasmian positive

Morphology

Erasmian = Erasmus + Erasmusian (semi-transparent) = Erasmus + ian

Formed by adding the productive suffix '-ian' to the proper name Erasmus; the structural relation is clear but understanding requires knowledge of the historical figure or context.

Etymology

The word Erasmian comes from the name Erasmus, a famous Renaissance scholar who promoted learning and reform. So something called Erasmian is in his style or follows his ideas about education and humanist change.