Erasmus, Desiderius

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A Dutch scholar of the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries, who attempted to solve some of the controversies of the time of the Reformation. Erasmus urged changes in the general views of Christians (see also Christian), including more personal piety, reforms that would make the Roman Catholic Church less worldly, and the study of the literature of ancient Greece and Rome. Erasmus's most famous work is a satire entitled The Praise of Folly.

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Erasmus's position might have been acceptable to both Protestant and Catholic sides during the period of the Reformation, but few religious leaders of the time were interested in compromise.

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Erasmus was a friend of Sir Thomas More.

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How to use Erasmus, Desiderius in a sentence

She gives no nods to the Humanists, like Montaigne, Francis Bacon, Erasmus, or Descartes.
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Sorry Augustine, Aquinas, Dante, and Erasmus you must have been just a bad dream.
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At any of the participating universities, the ERASMUS parties are reputed to be the most multicultural and exciting.
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I cannot afford to keep a conscience any more than a carriage,' was worthy of Erasmus, perhaps of Robelais.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.

He was the friend of several great humanists of the period, including Erasmus; he was in Louvain, evidently, in 1518.
A History of the Cambridge University Press|S. C. Roberts
His purity of style was admired by Erasmus, and his works have been translated into most European languages.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I|John Lord
He was a personal friend of Erasmus, whom he induced to visit England.
The Cathedral Church of Canterbury [2nd ed.].|Hartley Withers
On occasions the whole school came together to hear the Rector—it was at such times, Erasmus tells us, that he heard Hegius.
The Age of Erasmus|P. S. Allen