Erasmian

[ ih-raz-mee-uhn ]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or like Erasmus.

noun

1. a follower of Erasmus.

Other Words From

• E·rasmi·an·ism noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Erasmian¹

First recorded in 1750–60; Erasm(us) + -ian

Example Sentences

There are a number of proofs that the Erasmian pronunciation is radically wrong, and that the modern Greek is the correct one.

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The reason for the inclusion of the Erasmian essay is never clearly stated in the other sections of the Treatise.

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Two little notes to Servatius at this time are quite in the usual tone of Erasmian discontent.

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It was a most ticklish commission, and Erasmus' solution of it was more than Erasmian.

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It was the one point in which the Erasmian creed was at fault.

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