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Erasmian

/əˈɹæzmiən/

Erasmian adjective: of or pertaining to Erasmus (Catholic priest and theologian).

Adjective

Erasmian (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to Erasmus (Catholic priest and theologian).
    • It was not, as Juan de Valdes very clearly attests, repugnant to an Erasmian Evangelical, even if he otherwise admired Luther.1985, Lucien Febvre, The problem of unbelief in the sixteenth century: the religion of Rabelais, →ISBN, page 286

Noun

Erasmian (plural Erasmians)

  1. A follower of Erasmus.
    • The spirit of the Spanish Erasmians was in fact different from the spirit that inspired Erasmus and his followers in the rest of Western Europe.1992, Leopoldo Zea, Amy Oliver, The role of the Americas in history, →ISBN, page 220

Forms of Erasmian

pluralErasmians

Origin of Erasmian

From the Renaissance Latin Erasmiānus.

Questions about Erasmian

What does Erasmian mean?
Erasmian means of or pertaining to Erasmus (Catholic priest and theologian).
What part of speech is Erasmian?
Erasmian can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce Erasmian?
Erasmian is pronounced /əˈɹæzmiən/.

Words near Erasmian in the dictionary

  1. erasion
  2. erasions
  3. erasive
  4. erasively
  5. Eraskh
  6. Erasmian
  7. Erasmians
  8. Erasmine
  9. Erasmus
  10. Erasmuses
  11. erastai

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