Erasmus

[ ih-raz-muhs ]

noun

1. Des·i·de·ri·us [des-i-, deer, -ee-, uh, s], 1466?–1536, Dutch humanist, scholar, theologian, and writer.
2. a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “beloved.”

Erasmus

/ ɪˈræzməs /

noun

1. ErasmusDesiderius?14661536MDutchPHILOSOPHY: humanist scholar Desiderius (ˌdɛzɪˈdɪərɪəs), real name Gerhard Gerhards. ?1466–1536, Dutch humanist, the leading scholar of the Renaissance in northern Europe. He published the first Greek edition of the New Testament in 1516; his other works include the satirical Encomium Moriae (1509); Colloquia (1519), a series of dialogues; and an attack on the theology of Luther, De Libero Arbitrio (1524)

Example Sentences

It remains to be seen if the Catholic church and other authorities complicit in Indigenous oppression will continue to listen to Indigenous communities and help them recover, Erasmus says.

From Time

She gives no nods to the Humanists, like Montaigne, Francis Bacon, Erasmus, or Descartes.

From The Daily Beast

Sorry Augustine, Aquinas, Dante, and Erasmus you must have been just a bad dream.

From The Daily Beast

At any of the participating universities, the ERASMUS parties are reputed to be the most multicultural and exciting.

From The Daily Beast

I cannot afford to keep a conscience any more than a carriage,' was worthy of Erasmus, perhaps of Robelais.

From Project Gutenberg

He was the friend of several great humanists of the period, including Erasmus; he was in Louvain, evidently, in 1518.

From Project Gutenberg

His purity of style was admired by Erasmus, and his works have been translated into most European languages.

From Project Gutenberg

He was a personal friend of Erasmus, whom he induced to visit England.

From Project Gutenberg

On occasions the whole school came together to hear the Rector—it was at such times, Erasmus tells us, that he heard Hegius.

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