learning erudition
1learning — erudition, scholarship, *knowledge, science, information, lore Analogous words: *culture, cultivation, breeding, refinement: enlightenment (see corresponding verb at ILLUMINATE) …
2learning — /lerr ning/, n. 1. knowledge acquired by systematic study in any field of scholarly application. 2. the act or process of acquiring knowledge or skill. 3. Psychol. the modification of behavior through practice, training, or experience. [bef. 900; …
3learning — learn•ing [[t]ˈlɜr nɪŋ[/t]] n. 1) knowledge acquired by systematic study in any field of scholarly application 2) the act or process of acquiring knowledge or skill 3) anb Psychol. the modification of behavior through practice, training, or… …
4Learning — Learn ing, n. [AS. leornung.] 1. The acquisition of knowledge or skill; as, the learning of languages; the learning of telegraphy. [1913 Webster] 2. The knowledge or skill received by instruction or study; acquired knowledge or ideas in any… …
5erudition — er u*di tion ([e^]r [ u]*d[i^]sh [u^]n), n. [L. eruditio: cf. F. [ e]rudition.] The act of instructing; the result of thorough instruction; the state of being erudite or learned; the acquisitions gained by extensive reading or study; particularly …
6learning — I noun acquired knowledge, acquirements, acquisition of knowledge, analysis, attainment, body of knowledge, common knowledge, comprehension, discipline, edification, education, enlightenment, erudition, experience, extensive knowledge,… …
7erudition — index comprehension, education, information (knowledge), knowledge (learning) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
8erudition — c.1400, instruction, education, from L. eruditionem (nom. eruditio) an instructing, noun of action from pp. stem of erudire (see ERUDITE (Cf. erudite)). Meaning learning, scholarship is from 1520s …
9erudition — learning, scholarship, *knowledge, science, information, lore …
10erudition — [n] higher education bookishness, brains, cultivation, culture, enlightenment, intellectuality, knowledge, learnedness, learning, letters, literacy, lore, pedantry, refinement, savvy, scholarliness, scholarship, science, studiousness; concepts… …
