erudition
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8.8
- noun
- /ˌɛruˈdɪʃən/
- Formal
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erudición
- Her deep erudition in literature allowed her to analyze texts with remarkable insight.
- display their erudition
- erudition and expertise
- range of erudition
I was always envious if people had more erudition than me.
- I was always envious if people had more erudition than me.
Examples
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Surely a man of your erudition can properly couch such a wish.
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The entire volume is a testament to Waldmann's historical erudition and editorial labor.
Academic text (2016) -
Only someone with his level of erudition could see that.
Academic text (2010) -
You have put in years of study and erudition.
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And so for me, all of your erudition is sort of beside the point.
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A man of such erudition... a scholar, a physician.
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Peter is a scholar whose erudition is as great as his generosity to his academic colleagues.
Academic text (1993) -
By the time he settled in Paris in the winter of 1846-47, his erudition was remarked upon.
Academic text (2007) -
His formidable erudition was coupled with an old-fashioned courtesy that branded him a Christian gentleman and scholar.
Academic text (2007) -
For all its erudition, most of that scholarship seems strangely disconnected from modern-day, real-life concerns.
Academic text (2002)
Synonyms
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2.0
Wide knowledge gained by study in a subject like history
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6.1
Deep knowledge of a subject gained by long study
A quality of knowing a lot from careful study
Deep knowledge someone has after long study of books
Very wide and deep knowledge of many different subjects
The state of having a lot of knowledge about a subject
Having many facts about a subject and explaining them clearly
A very high level of skill in a field like literature
Antonyms
How Learned
Surface Forms
Morphology
erudition = erudite (semi-transparent) = erudit + ion
Formally derived from the adjective 'erudite' with the noun-forming suffix '-ion'; the meaning ('the quality of being erudite') is clear to those familiar with Latinate patterns but not fully transparent to an average B1 learner.
Etymology
Erudition comes from the Latin erudire, made from e- 'out' and rudis 'rough', the same root you see in rudimentary. It pictures learning as taking the 'rough' away, so erudition means the polished, deep knowledge you gain from study.