Erasmus

American  

[ih-raz-muhs] / ɪˈræz məs /

noun

1. Desiderius 1466?–1536, Dutch humanist, scholar, theologian, and writer.

2. a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “beloved.”

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Erasmus British  

/ ɪˈræzməs /

noun

1. Desiderius (ˌdɛzɪˈdɪərɪəs), real name Gerhard Gerhards. ?1466–1536, Dutch humanist, the leading scholar of the Renaissance in northern Europe. He published the first Greek edition of the New Testament in 1516; his other works include the satirical Encomium Moriae (1509); Colloquia (1519), a series of dialogues; and an attack on the theology of Luther, De Libero Arbitrio (1524)

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Example Sentences

Former classmates from Brooklyn’s Erasmus High, Diamond and Barbra Streisand joined forces for this chart-topping duet after each had already recorded the tune on their own.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

"I think for us, it's always about nailing those specialist positions," said Erasmus.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

The findings come from a study led by Erasmus MC in The Netherlands and the University of California, Davis, recently published in Scientific Reports.

From Science Daily • Feb. 12, 2026

Its rooms are set in a row of Victorian townhouses adjacent to the distillery and also run by the distillery owners Jon and Victoria Erasmus.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

Erasmus, who was twenty-one, was going to Edinburgh, Scotland, to study medicine; Charles could tag along.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman