'erudite' definitions:
Definition of 'erudite'
From: WordNet
adjective
Having or showing profound knowledge; "a learned jurist"; "an erudite professor" [syn: erudite, learned]
Definition of 'erudite'
From: GCIDE
- erudite \er"u*dite\ ([e^]r"[-u]*d[imac]t; 135), a. [L. eruditus, p. p. of erudire to free from rudeness, to polish, instruct; e out + rudis rude: cf. F. ['e]rudit. See Rude.] Characterized by extensive reading or knowledge; well instructed; learned. "A most erudite prince." --Sir T. More. "Erudite . . . theology." --I. Taylor. -- {er"u*dite`ly}, adv. -- {er"u*dite`ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'erudite'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abstruse,
- civilized,
- cultivated,
- cultured,
- deep,
- educated,
- encyclopedic,
- learned,
- lettered,
- literate,
- pansophic,
- polyhistoric,
- polymath,
- polymathic,
- profound,
- scholarly,
- scholastic,
- studious,
- well-read,
- wise