Definitions for erasmus
ɪˈræz məseras·mus

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1. Erasmus, Desiderius Erasmus, Gerhard Gerhards, Geert Geertsnoun

   Dutch humanist and theologian who was the leading Renaissance scholar of northern Europe; although his criticisms of the Roman Catholic Church led to the Reformation, he opposed violence and condemned Martin Luther (1466-1536)

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1. Erasmusnoun

   Desiderius Erasmus, a Dutch humanist and theologian.

2. Erasmusnoun

   Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, a Dutch humanist and theologian.

3. Erasmusnoun

   A male given name from Ancient Greek, rare in English.

4. Etymology: Form, ἐράσμιος; name of an early Christian martyr.

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1. Erasmus

   Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus (; Dutch: [ˌdeːziˈdeːriʏs eˈrɑsmʏs]; English: Erasmus of Rotterdam or Erasmus; 28 October 1466 – 12 July 1536) was a Dutch philosopher and Catholic theologian who is considered one of the greatest scholars of the northern Renaissance. As a Catholic priest, he was an important figure in classical scholarship who wrote in a pure Latin style. Among humanists he was given the sobriquet "Prince of the Humanists", and has been called "the crowning glory of the Christian humanists". Using humanist techniques for working on texts, he prepared important new Latin and Greek editions of the New Testament, which raised questions that would be influential in the Protestant Reformation and Catholic Counter-Reformation. He also wrote On Free Will, In Praise of Folly, Handbook of a Christian Knight, On Civility in Children, Copia: Foundations of the Abundant Style and many other works. Erasmus lived against the backdrop of the growing European religious Reformation. He remained a member of the Catholic Church all his life, remaining committed to reforming the Church and its clerics' abuses from within. He also held to the doctrine of synergism, which some Reformers (Calvinists) rejected in favor of the doctrine of monergism. His middle-road (via media) approach disappointed, and even angered, scholars in both camps. Erasmus died suddenly in Basel in 1536 while preparing to return to Brabant and was buried in Basel Minster, the former cathedral of the city.

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1. erasmus

   Erasmus is a European Union student exchange programme, now called the Erasmus+ Programme. Established in 1987, it encourages students to study for a part of their degree in one of the participating countries in Europe. The program's name is an acronym for "European Region Action Scheme for the Mobility of University Students." It is also named after Desiderius Erasmus, a renowned Dutch Renaissance humanist.

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1. erasmus

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1. ERASMUS

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Erasmus is ranked #69793 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Erasmus surname appeared 281 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Erasmus.
   
   88.6% or 249 total occurrences were White.
   5.6% or 16 total occurrences were Black.
   2.4% or 7 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   2.1% or 6 total occurrences were Asian.

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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Anagrams for erasmus »

1. amusers

2. assumer

3. masseur

How to pronounce erasmus?

1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say erasmus in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of erasmus in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of erasmus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of erasmus in a Sentence

1. President Ramaphosa:

   If we were about to hold an election, I have no doubt the entire rugby team ... they would have won the election, and Siya Kolisi would have been the president. And Rassie Erasmus would have been the minister of finance. So, its good that we dont have an election and I dont have to compete with Siya Kolisi right now.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=erasmus
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Erasmus
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erasmus
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=erasmus