erasmus
erasmus Lexical Profile
• noun
A flagship European Union student exchange program established in 1987 that enables university students to study or complete internships in other participating European countries.
"She spent a semester in Madrid through the Erasmus program to improve her Spanish fluency."
Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus (1466–1536), an influential Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic theologian, and classical scholar renowned for his critical Greek New Testament and satirical work In Praise of Folly.
"The writings of Erasmus played a pivotal role in shaping the intellectual climate of the Northern Renaissance and the Protestant Reformation."
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Word Origin & Etymology
From the Late Latin personal name Erasmus, derived from Ancient Greek Erasmios, meaning 'beloved' or 'desired', from erasthai ('to love passionately').
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