ERUDITION

eruditeness, erudition, learnedness, learning, scholarship, encyclopedism, encyclopaedism

(noun) profound scholarly knowledge

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

erudition (countable and uncountable, plural eruditions)

Profound knowledge, especially that based on learning and scholarship.

Synonyms

• (profound knowledge): knowledge, information, learning, lore, scholarship, scholarism

Source: Wiktionary


Er`u*di"tion, n. Etym: [L. eruditio: cf. F. érudition.]

Definition: The act of instructing; the result of thorough instruction; the state of being erudite or learned; the acquisitions gained by extensive reading or study; particularly, learning in literature or criticism, as distinct from the sciences; scholarship. The management of a young lady's person is not be overlooked, but the erudition of her mind is much more to be regarded. Steele. The gay young gentleman whose erudition sat so easily upon him. Macaulay.

Syn.

– Literature; learning. See Literature.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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11 May 2024

FATIGUE

(noun) (always used with a modifier) boredom resulting from overexposure to something; “he was suffering from museum fatigue”; “after watching TV with her husband she had a bad case of football fatigue”; “the American public is experiencing scandal fatigue”; “political fatigue”


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