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Definition of Erasmus
1. Noun. Dutch humanist and theologian who was the leading Renaissance scholar of northern Europe; although his criticisms of the Roman Catholic Church led to the Reformation, he opposed violence and condemned Martin Luther (1466-1536).
Generic synonyms: Humanist, Theologian, Theologiser, Theologist, Theologizer
Derivative terms: Erasmian
Definition of Erasmus
1. Proper noun. Desiderius Erasmus, a Dutch humanist and theologian. ¹
2. Proper noun. (Ancient Greek male given name), rare in English. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Erasmus
Literary usage of Erasmus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Utopia by Thomas More, Edward Arber, Ralph Robinson (1906)
"Erasmus to MORE. ii. 958. book of Utopia was written by Erasmus As soon as Sends
one letter to Martianus, who imagined that the first More has corrected the ..."
2. The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing by Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck (1909)
"While in England Erasmus '..-.in the systematic examination of manuscripts of
the New Testament to prepare for a new edition ari'i Latin translation. ..."
3. The Reformation by George Park Fisher (1906)
"LUTHER AND Erasmus ' Church had so made its creed ; and yet, in his inmost heart,
1 apart from the feeling that he must be anchored somewhere, be authority ..."
4. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"Erasmus declined all, and about the end of the year 1520 settled permanently at
Basel, in the capacity of general editor and literary adviser of ..."
5. The Bibliographer's Manual of English Literature: Containing an Account of by William Thomas Lowndes, Henry George Bohn (1865)
"For a translation of many of Erasmus' Proverbs, see BLAND, Robert, MD Proverbes
or Adages, gathered out of Erasmus by R. Taverner, with new addi- ..."
6. The Era of the Protestant Revolution by Frederic Seebohm (1901)
"Erasmus made known to his learned friends all over Europe this bold conduct of
... It so happened that just at this time Erasmus was invited to the court of ..."
7. The Era of the Protestant Revolution by Frederic Seebohm (1894)
"Erasmus He also, in his letters to the Pope, princes, against cardinals, bishops,
... Erasmus became a privy councillor More drawn of Prince Charles, ..."
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