Erudition

Definition: Erudition

Erudition

Noun

1. Profound knowledge.

Date "erudition" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1602. (references)

Domain	Definitions
Satire	ERUDITION, n. Dust shaken out of a book into an empty skull. So wide his erudition's mighty span, He knew Creation's origin and plan And only came by accident to grief -- He thought, poor man, 'twas right to be a thief. Romach Pute. Source: Devil's Dictionary.
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Synonyms: Erudition

Synonyms: eruditeness (n), learnedness (n), learning (n), scholarship (n). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Knowledge	Erudition, learning, lore, scholarship, reading, letters; literature; book madness; book learning, bookishness; bibliomania, bibliolatry; information, general information; store of knowledge; education; (teaching); culture, menticulture, attainments; acquirements, acquisitions; accomplishments; proficiency; practical knowledge; (skill); liberal education; dilettantism; rudiments; (beginning).
Learning	Noun: learning; acquisition of knowledge; acquisition of skill; acquirement, attainment; edification, scholarship, erudition; acquired knowledge, lore, wide information; self-instruction; study, reading, perusal; inquiry.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: Erudition

English words defined with "erudition": eruditely ♦ learnedly ♦ The learned ♦ wisdom. (references)

Specialty definitions using "erudition": Cerberus ♦ Erudition. (references)

Domain	Title
Books	Adaptations of Roman Epic in Medieval Ireland: Three Studies in the Interplay of Erudition and Oral Tradition (Studies in Epic and Romance literature (reference) Erudition at God's Service (Cistercian Studies Series, No 98) (reference) Erudition et religion, aux XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles (reference) On the Erudition of the Historical St. Patrick (Celtic Studies, 2) (reference) The idea of perfect history; historical erudition and historical philosophy in Renaissance France (reference) (more book examples)
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Author	Quotation
Georg C. Lichtenberg	Erudition can produce foliage without bearing fruit.
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Title	Author	Quote
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	He was well read, even to erudition, and almost an orientalist.
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Subject	Topic	Quote
Lexicography	Devil's Dictionary	CERBERUS, n. The watch-dog of Hades, whose duty it was to guard the entrance -- against whom or what does not clearly appear; everybody, sooner or later, had to go there, and nobody wanted to carry off the entrance. Cerberus is known to have had three heads, and some of the poets have credited him with as many as a hundred. Professor Graybill, whose clerky erudition and profound knowledge of Greek give his opinion great weight, has averaged all the estimates, and makes the number twenty-seven -- a judgment that would be entirely conclusive is Professor Graybill had known (a) something about dogs, and (b) something about arithmetic.
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"Erudition" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Erudition" is used about 53 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	100%	53	46,657

The following table summarizes names derived from the word "erudition".
Name	Gender	Language	Meaning
Moserah	N/A	Biblical	Erudition
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Language		Translations for "erudition"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		erudicion, dituri (knowing, knowledge, learning, scholarship). (various references)

Arabic		‏معرفة (acquaintance, awareness, cognition, cognizance, conversance, education, familiarity, information, knowing, knowledge, learning, lore, scholarship), ‏سعة المعرفة. (various references)

Bulgarian		начетеност (letters, reading, scholarship), ерудиция (knowledge, learning, lore, reading, scholarship). (various references)

Chinese		博学 (Erudite, knowledgeable, learned, scholarly). (various references)

Czech		erudovanost, erudice, uèenost (learning, scholarship). (various references)

Farsi		فضل ودانش , دانشوری . (various references)

Finnish		oppineisuus (learning, scholarship). (various references)

French		érudition. (various references)

German		gelehrsamkeit (eruditeness, learning, punditry, scholarliness, scholarship, studiousness), Belesenheit (wide reading). (various references)

Greek		πολυμάθεια (learning, scholarliness). (various references)

Hebrew		למ�"� ות (learning, scholarship), �"שכל�" (acquirements, education, enlightenment, intelligence, knowledge, learning, schooling), בקיאות (expertness, familiarity, proficiency, skill, virtuosity). (various references)

Hungarian		tanultság (learning), műveltség (civilization, cultivation, learning), erudíció (learning). (various references)

Indonesian		pengetahuan (knowing, knowledge, learning), adab (civilization, courtesy, culture, good manners, knowing proper, learning, refinement). (various references)

Italian		erudizione (learning, scholarliness, scholarship). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		博学 , 学 (knowledge, learning, scholarship). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		がく (amount or sum, knowledge, learning, picture, scholarship), はくがく. (various references)

Korean		박학. (various references)

Manx		dowin-ynsagh. (various references)

Norwegian		lærdom (learning). (various references)

Pig Latin		eruditionay

Portuguese		erudição (information desk, knowledge, learning, letter, lore, reading), sabedoria (knowledge, sapience, scholarship, wisdom), letrado (blue, bookman, clerk, clerkly, deep read, lettered, literate, scholar). (various references)

Romanian		erudiţie (great stores of knowledge, knowledge, scholarship), ştiinţã (knowing, knowledge, learning, lore, science). (various references)

Russian		эрудиция (letter). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		erudicija. (various references)

Spanish		erudición (knowledge, lore, scholarship). (various references)

Swedish		lärdom (knowledge, learning, moral, scholarship). (various references)

Thai		ความรู้ (ที่ไ�"้จากการเรียนและการอ่าน). (various references)

Turkish		engin bilgi, bilginlik (scholarship), bilgelik (savoir vivre, wisdom), alimlik. (various references)

Ukranian		ученість (learning, lore, scholarship, wisdom), ерудиція. (various references)

Vietnamese		uyên bác (erudite, scholar, scholarly), tính uyên bác, học thức (acquirement, attainment, wisdom). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "erudition": eruditions. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Erudition" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: arabition, eludition, erudicion, eruditio, Eudocio, eurdition. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "erudition" (pronounced e'rudi"shun)
7	-r u d i" sh u n	extradition, tradition.
6	-u d i" sh u n	addition, edition, expedition, sedition.
5	-d i" sh u n	audition, condition, precondition, recondition, rendition.
4	-i" sh u n	abolition, academician, acquisition, admission, admonition, ambition, ammunition, apparition, attrition, clinician, coalition, cognition, commission, competition, composition, contrition, decommission, decomposition, definition, demolition, dentition, deposition, dietitian, disposition, electrician, emission, exhibition, exposition, fission, fruition, geriatrician, ignition, imposition, inhibition, inquisition, intermission, intuition, juxtaposition, logician, magician, malnutrition, mathematician, mission, mortician, munition, musician, nutrition, obstetrician, omission, opposition, optician, partition, patrician, pediatrician, permission, petition, physician, politician, position, predisposition, preignition, premonition, presupposition, prohibition, proposition, recognition, redefinition, reimposition, remission, repetition, reposition, requisition, retransmission, rhetorician, statistician, submission, superstition, supposition, suspicion, tactician, technician, theoretician, titian, transition, transmission, tuition, volition.
3	-sh u n	abbreviation, abdication, abduction, aberration, abomination, abortion, abrogation, absolution, absorption, abstraction, acceleration, accession, acclimation, accommodation, accreditation, accretion, accumulation, accusation, acidification, action, activation, adaptation, addiction, adjudication, administration, admiration, adoption, adoration, adulation, advection, advocation, affectation, affection, affiliation, affirmation, affliction, agglomeration, aggravation, aggression, agitation, alienation, allegation, alleviation, alliteration, allocation, alphabetization, alteration, altercation, alternation, amalgamation, amelioration, amortization, amplification, amputation, animation, annexation, annihilation, annotation, antiabortion, anticipation, anticorruption, antidiscrimination, appellation, application, apportion, appreciation, apprehension, approbation, appropriation, approximation, arbitration, argumentation, articulation, ascension, ashen, aspiration, assassination, assertion, assimilation, association, assumption, attention, attraction, attribution, auction, augmentation, authentication, authorization, automation, aviation, avocation, balkanization, beautician, benediction, bifurcation, brutalization, calculation, calibration, cancellation, cannibalization, capitalization, capitulation, caption, carburetion, carnation, castration, categorization, causation, caution, celebration, centralization, certification, cessation, cetacean, characterization, circulation, circumspection, citation, civilization, clarification, classification, coagulation, codification, coercion, cogeneration, cogitation, cohabitation, collaboration, collection, collectivization, colonization, coloration, colorization, combination, commemoration, commendation, commercialization, commotion, communication, communization, compassion, compensation, compilation, completion, complexion, complication, comprehension, compression, compulsion, compunction, computation, computerization, concatenation, concentration, conception, conceptualization, concession, conciliation, concoction, concussion, condemnation, condensation, condescension, conduction, confabulation, confection, confederation, confession, configuration, confirmation, confiscation, conflagration, confrontation, conglomeration, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, conjunction, connection, conniption, connotation, conscription, consecration, conservation, consideration, consolation, consolidation, constellation, consternation, constipation, constitution, constriction, construction, consultation, consummation, consumption, contamination, contemplation, contention, continuation, contortion, contraception, contraction, contradiction, contraption, contribution, convection, convention, conversation, conviction, convocation, convolution, convulsion, cooperation, coordination, coronation, corporation, correction, correlation, corroboration, corruption, counterrevolution, creation, cremation, criminalization, crucifixion, crustacean, culmination, cultivation, cushion, dalmatian, damnation, decaffeination, decapitation, deceleration, decentralization, deception, decertification, decimation, declaration, decompression, deconstruction, decontamination, decoration, decriminalization, dedication, deduction, defamation, defection, deflation, deforestation, deformation, degeneration, degradation, dehumanization, dehydration, deification, deinstitutionalization, delegation, deletion, deliberation, delineation, demarcation, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demodulation, demonization, demonstration, demoralization, demotion, denationalization, denomination, denuclearization, denunciation, depiction, depletion, depopulation, deportation, depravation, depreciation, depredation, depression, deprivation, deregulation, dereliction, derivation, desalination, desalinization, description, desecration, desegregation, desertion, desiccation, designation, desolation, desperation, destabilization, destination, destitution, destruction, detection, detention, deterioration, determination, detonation, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, devastation, deviation, devolution, devotion, dictation, diction, differentiation, diffraction, digression, dilatation, dilation, dilution, dimension, diminution, direction, disaffection, discoloration, disconnection, discontinuation, discretion, discrimination, discussion, disembarkation, disinclination, disinfection, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, dislocation, disorganization, disorientation, dispensation, disputation, disqualification, disruption, dissatisfaction, dissection, dissemination, dissension, dissertation, dissipation, dissociation, dissolution, distillation, distinction, distortion, distraction, distribution, diversification, divination, documentation, domestication, domination, donation, dramatization, duplication, duration, dysfunction, echolocation, edification, education, egyptian, ejaculation, ejection, elaboration, elation, election, electrification, electrocution, elevation, elimination, elocution, elongation, emanation, emancipation, embarkation, emigration, emotion, emulation, emulsion, encryption, enumeration, equalization, equitation, equivocation, eradication, erection, eruption, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evaporation, eviction, evocation, evolution, exacerbation, exaction, exaggeration, examination, exasperation, excavation, exception, excitation, exclamation, excommunication, excoriation, excretion, execution, exemption, exertion, exfoliation, exhalation, exhilaration, exhortation, exhumation, exoneration, expansion, expatriation, expectation, experimentation, expiration, explanation, explication, exploitation, exploration, expression, expropriation, expulsion, extension, extermination, extinction, extortion, extraction, extrapolation, fabrication, facilitation, faction, falsification, fascination, fashion, federation, fermentation, fertilization, fibrillation, fiction, figuration, filtration, fixation, flexion, flirtation, flotation, fluctuation, fluoridation, foliation, formalization, formation, formulation, fortification, foundation, fraction, fragmentation, freshen, friction, frustration, fumigation, function, gasification, gastrulation, generalization, generation, gentian, gentrification, germination, gestation, glaciation, globalization, glorification, gradation, graduation, granulation, gratification, gravitation, gumption, gyration, habitation, hallucination, harmonization, hesitation, hessian, hibernation, homogenization, hospitalization, humiliation, hybridization, hydration, hydrogenation, hyperinflation, hypertension, hypotension, identification, illumination, illustration, imagination, imitation, immigration, immunization, impassion, imperfection, impersonation, implantation, implementation, implication, importation, impregnation, impression, improvisation, imputation, inaction, inactivation, inauguration, incantation, incapacitation, incarceration, incarnation, inception, incineration, inclination, incoordination, incorporation, incrimination, incrustation, incubation, indemnification, indentation, indexation, indication, indignation, indiscretion, indoctrination, induction, industrialization, infarction, infatuation, infection, infestation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, inflection, infliction, information, infraction, inhabitation, inhalation, initiation, injection, injunction, innovation, inoculation, inscription, insemination, insertion, insinuation, inspection, inspiration, installation, instigation, institution, institutionalization, instruction, instrumentation, insubordination, insulation, insurrection, integration, intensification, interaction, interception, intercession, interconnection, interdiction, interjection, internationalization, interpretation, interrogation, interruption, intersection, intimation, intimidation, intonation, intoxication, introduction, introspection, inundation, invalidation, invention, investigation, invitation, invocation, ionization, irradiation, irrigation, irritation, isolation, jubilation, junction, jurisdiction, justification, laceration, lactation, legalization, legislation, levitation, liberalization, liberation, libration, ligation, lilliputian, limitation, liposuction, liquefaction, liquidation, litigation, localization, location, locomotion, lotion, lubrication, machination, magnetization, magnification, malformation, malfunction, manifestation, manipulation, mansion, marginalization, martian, masturbation, maturation, maximization, mechanization, mediation, medication, meditation, menstruation, mention, midsection, migration, mineralization, miniaturization, ministration, misallocation, misapplication, misapprehension, misappropriation, miscalculation, mischaracterization, miscommunication, misconception, miscreation, misidentification, misimpression, misinformation, misinterpretation, misperception, misrepresentation, mitigation, mobilization, moderation, modernization, modification, modulation, molestation, monopolization, motion, motivation, multiplication, mummification, mutation, mutilation, narration, nation, nationalization, naturalization, navigation, negation, negotiation, neutralization, nitration, nomination, nonaggression, nondiscrimination, nonfiction, nonprescription, nonproliferation, normalization, notation, notification, notion, nucleation, nullification, obfuscation, objection, obligation, observation, obsession, obstruction, occupation, ocean, operation, oppression, optimization, option, oration, orchestration, ordination, organisation, organization, orientation, origination, ornamentation, oscillation, ossification, ostentation, ovation, overconsumption, overexpansion, overpopulation, overproduction, overprotection, overreaction, overregulation, oversimplification, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pacification, pagination, palpitation, participation, passion, pasteurization, penetration, pension, perception, percussion, perfection, perforation, permutation, perpetuation, persecution, personalization, personification, perspiration, perturbation, pigmentation, plantation, polarization, politicization, pollination, pollution, pontification, popularization, population, portion, possession, potion, precaution, precession, precipitation, preconception, predestination, prediction, predilection, preelection, preemption, prefabrication, premeditation, preoccupation, preparation, prescription, presentation, preservation, pressurization, presumption, pretension, prevention, privation, privatization, probation, procession, proclamation, procrastination, procreation, production, profanation, profession, prognostication, progression, projection, proliferation, promotion, pronunciation, propagation, proportion, propulsion, proration, proscription, prosecution, prostitution, prostration, protection, protestation, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, quotation, radiation, radicalization, ramification, ratification, ration, rationalization, reaction, reaffirmation, realization, reallocation, reassertion, reauthorization, recalculation, recantation, recapitalization, reception, recertification, recession, recitation, reclamation, reclassification, recollection, recommendation, reconciliation, reconfiguration, reconfirmation, reconsideration, reconstruction, recreation, recrimination, rectification, recuperation, redecoration, rededication, redemption, redirection, redistribution, reduction, reeducation, reelection, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reflection, reforestation, reformation, refrigeration, refutation, regeneration, regimentation, registration, regression, regulation, rehabilitation, rehydration, reincarnation, reincorporation, reinspection, reintegration, reinterpretation, reintroduction, reinvention, reinvigoration, reiteration, rejection, rejuvenation, relation, relaxation, relocation, remediation, remuneration, renationalization, renegotiation, renomination, renovation, renunciation, reorganization, reparation, repatriation, repercussion, replication, repossession, representation, repression, reproduction, repudiation, reputation, reregulation, reservation, resignation, resolution, respiration, restitution, restoration, restriction, resumption, resurrection, resuscitation, retaliation, retardation, retention, retraction, retribution, reunification, revaluation, revelation, reverberation, revitalization, revocation, revolution, revulsion, rotation, rumination, salvation, sanctification, sanction, sanitation, saponification, satisfaction, saturation, secession, secretion, section, securitization, sedation, sedimentation, seduction, segmentation, segregation, selection, sensation, separation, sequestration, session, simplification, simulation, situation, socialization, solicitation, solution, sophistication, specialization, specification, speculation, stabilization, stagflation, stagnation, standardization, starvation, station, sterilization, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, subordination, subscription, subsection, subsidization, substantiation, substation, substitution, subtraction, suburbanization, succession, suction, suffocation, summation, superstation, suppression, suspension, syncopation, syndication, tabulation, taxation, telecommunication, temptation, tension, termination, titillation, toleration, traction, transaction, transcription, transection, transformation, transgression, transillumination, translation, transplantation, transportation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, undervaluation, unification, unionization, urbanization, usurpation, utilization, vacation, vaccination, vacillation, validation, valuation, vaporization, variation, vegetation, venetian, ventilation, verification, vibration, victimization, vilification, vindication, violation, visitation, visualization, vocation, vulgarization, westernization, workstation.
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "d-e-i-i-n-o-r-t-u"
	-1 letter: retinoid, untidier.
	-2 letters: dinitro, diorite, dourine, edition, inditer, intrude, neuroid, nitride, outride, routine, turdine, untired, untried, uridine.
	-3 letters: detour, dinero, diuron, dotier, dunite, durion, editor, enduro, indite, inured, iodine, ironed, nitrid, norite, orient, redout, rident, rioted, rodent, rotund, routed, ruined, tenour, tidier, tinder, tineid, tinier, tonier, toured, trined, triode, triune, turned, undoer, united.
	Words containing the letters "d-e-i-i-n-o-r-t-u"
	+1 letter: eruditions, routinized.
	+2 letters: countrified, repudiation, rotundities, unfortified.
	+3 letters: orotundities, outintrigued, preinduction, profundities, reductionism, reductionist, repudiations.
	+4 letters: insubordinate, moribundities, nondisruptive, outdelivering, preinductions, rectitudinous, rediscounting, reductionisms, reductionists, reduplication, reintroducing, requisitioned, ruggedization, serendipitous, subordinative, superaddition, trinucleotide, undoctrinaire.
	+5 letters: conductimetric, counterbidding, counterraiding, destructionist, insubordinates, interdiffusion, polyneuritides, redistribution, reductionistic, reduplications, reintroduction, repudiationist, revolutionised, revolutionized, ribonucleotide, ruggedizations, superadditions, superinduction, trinucleotides, underinflation, undernutrition, unidirectional, unromanticized, ventriloquized.
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