Erasmian
adj, noun
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A follower of Erasmus.
"The spirit of the Spanish Erasmians was in fact different from the spirit that inspired Erasmus and his followers in the rest of Western Europe."
Adjective
- 1 Of or pertaining to Erasmus (Catholic priest and theologian). not-comparable
"It was not, as Juan de Valdes very clearly attests, repugnant to an Erasmian Evangelical, even if he otherwise admired Luther."
Adjective
- 1 of or relating to or in the manner of Erasmus wordnet
Example
More examples"It was not, as Juan de Valdes very clearly attests, repugnant to an Erasmian Evangelical, even if he otherwise admired Luther."
Etymology
From the Renaissance Latin Erasmiānus.