erudition

Etymology

From Latin eruditio (“an instructing, learning, erudition”), from erudire (“to instruct, educate, cultivate”, literally “free from rudeness”), from e (“out”) + rudis (“rude”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌeɹʊˈdɪʃən/

Noun

erudition (countable and uncountable, plural eruditions)

1. Profound knowledge, especially that based on learning and scholarship.

Further reading

• erudition in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• erudition in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• erudition at OneLook Dictionary Search