ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈdishən noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English erudicioun, from Latin erudition-, eruditio, from eruditus + -ion-, -io -ion
1.
a. : extensive often profound or recondite knowledge (as of history, literature, or philosophy) acquired chiefly from books : command of a large fund of specialized information : learning
for this task he requires the aid of taste, not a mass of facts; an active imagination, not the accumulated weight of erudition — C.I.Glicksberg
b. : the exhibition of thorough sometimes recondite scholarship : an erudite quality of writing or speaking : learnedness
botanical information of great erudition — Bernard DeVoto
although this book is the product of long … study it is not clogged with heavy erudition — Gastón Figueira
2. : the practice of scholarly study : the pursuit of learning
erudition and reflection are complementary in sound scholarship
Synonyms: see knowledge