'Literatus' definitions:
Definition of 'Literatus'
From: GCIDE
- Literatus \Lit`e*ra"tus\ (l[i^]t`[-e]*r[aum]"t[u^]s; l[i^]t`[-e]*r[=a]"t[u^]s), n.; pl. Literati (l[i^]t`[-e]*r[aum]"t[=e]; l[i^]t`[-e]*r[=a]"t[imac]). [L. litteratus, literatus.] A learned man; a man acquainted with literature; -- chiefly used in the plural. [1913 Webster]
- Now we are to consider that our bright ideal of a literatus may chance to be maimed. --De Quincey. [1913 Webster] -lith