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Desiderius Erasmus

Definition: Desiderius Erasmus

Desiderius Erasmus

Noun

1. Dutch Renaissance scholar and Roman Catholic theologian who attacked the theology of Martin Luther (1466-1536).

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 


Synonyms: Desiderius Erasmus

Synonyms: Erasmus (n), Geert Geerts (n), Gerhard Gerhards (n). (additional references)

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Modern Usage: Desiderius Erasmus

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Clever

A peck of troubles. (references; author: Desiderius Erasmus)

All things obey money. (references; author: Desiderius Erasmus)

Fools are without number. (references; author: Desiderius Erasmus)

Your library is your paradise. (references; author: Desiderius Erasmus)

Prevention is better than cure. (references; author: Desiderius Erasmus)

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Commercial Usage: Desiderius Erasmus

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Books

  • Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam (reference)

  • Humanist Play and Belief: The Seriocomic Art of Desiderius Erasmus (Erasmus Studies, No 9) (reference)

    (more book examples)

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Image Slideshow: Desiderius Erasmus

Illustrations:
Desiderius Erasmus

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Familiar Quotations: Desiderius Erasmus

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Desiderius Erasmus

A peck of troubles.
All things obey money.
Fools are without number.
Your library is your paradise.
Prevention is better than cure.
Time takes away the grief of men.
Fire and sea and woman, three evils.
To know nothing is the happiest life.
Concealed talent brings no reputation.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Desiderius Erasmus

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

  desiderius erasmus

29
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Anagrams: Desiderius Erasmus

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-d-d-e-e-e-i-i-m-r-r-s-s-s-s-u-u"

-5 letters: misaddresses.

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Alternative Orthography: Desiderius Erasmus


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

44 65 73 69 64 65 72 69 75 73      45 72 61 73 6D 75 73

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

    

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000100 01100101 01110011 01101001 01100100 01100101 01110010 01101001 01110101 01110011 00100000 01000101 01110010 01100001 01110011 01101101 01110101 01110011

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#68 &#101 &#115 &#105 &#100 &#101 &#114 &#105 &#117 &#115 &#32 &#69 &#114 &#97 &#115 &#109 &#117 &#115

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0044 0065 0073 0069 0064 0065 0072 0069 0075 0073      0045 0072 0061 0073 006D 0075 0073

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

38718575707184758785239846785798785

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Usage: Modern
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Images: Slideshow
6. Quotations: Familiar
7. Expressions: Internet
8. Anagrams
9. Orthography
10. Bibliography


  

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