eruditeness, erudition, learnedness, learning, scholarship, encyclopedism, encyclopaedism
(noun) profound scholarly knowledge
Source: WordNet® 3.1
erudition (countable and uncountable, plural eruditions)
Profound knowledge, especially that based on learning and scholarship.
• (profound knowledge): knowledge, information, learning, lore, scholarship, scholarism
Source: Wiktionary
Er`u*di"tion, n. Etym: [L. eruditio: cf. F. Ă©rudition.]
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
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
