Erasmian

[ ih-raz-mee-uhn ]

/ ɪˈræz mi ən /

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adjective

of, relating to, or like Erasmus.

noun

a follower of Erasmus.

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QUIZ YOURSELF ON "WAS" VS. "WERE"!

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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.

Origin of Erasmian

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

E·ras·mi·an·ism, noun

There are a number of proofs that the Erasmian pronunciation is radically wrong, and that the modern Greek is the correct one.
Troy and its Remains|Henry (Heinrich) Schliemann
The reason for the inclusion of the Erasmian essay is never clearly stated in the other sections of the Treatise.
A Treatise of Schemes and Tropes|Richard Sherry
Two little notes to Servatius at this time are quite in the usual tone of Erasmian discontent.
Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam|Ephraim Emerton
It was a most ticklish commission, and Erasmus' solution of it was more than Erasmian.
Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam|Ephraim Emerton

It was the one point in which the Erasmian creed was at fault.
The Oxford Reformers|Frederic Seebohm