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English noun: Erasmus

1. Erasmus (person) 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)


SynonymsDesiderius Erasmus, Geert Geerts, Gerhard Gerhards


Instance hypernymhumanist, theologian, theologiser, theologist, theologizer









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