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[er-yoo-dish-uhn, er-oo-]
Definition:
knowledge acquired by reading, study etc.; scholarship; learning ; higher education

Synonyms:
brains, culture, education, enlightenment, knowledge, learning, refinement, scholarship

Antonyms:
ignorance

Used in a Sentence:
He possessed great erudition and piety, and was eminent as a writer.

A massive work of great erudition, some 1100 other works being referred to in the text.

This short book covers a lot of ground, displaying formidable erudition and intellectual agility.