Associations to the word «Erasmus»
Noun
- Rotterdam
- Darwin
- Humanist
- Humanism
- Luther
- Socrates
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- Reformation
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- Naturalist
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- Correspondent
- Netherlands
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- Epistle
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- Thinker
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- Oration
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- Heretic
- Utrecht
- Semester
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- Admirer
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- Latin
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- Scholar
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Wiktionary
ERASMUS, proper noun. Desiderius Erasmus, a Dutch humanist and theologian.
ERASMUS, proper noun. A male given name, rare in English.
Dictionary definition
ERASMUS, 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).
Wise words
Language is a process of free creation; its laws and
principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles
of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even
the interpretation and use of words involves a process of
free creation.