DESIDERIUS ERASMUS Synonyms

• of or pertaining to Renaissance humanism

• of or pertaining to a philosophy asserting human dignity and man's capacity for fulfillment through reason and scientific method and often rejecting religion

• pertaining to or concerned with the humanities

• a classical scholar or student of the liberal arts

• an advocate of the principles of humanism; someone concerned with the interests and welfare of humans

• marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare

• appealing to or using the intellect

• involving intelligence rather than emotions or instinct

• a person who uses the mind creatively

• of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind

• a specialist in linguistics

• a person who speaks more than one language

• a specialist in philosophy

• a wise person who is calm and rational; someone who lives a life of reason with equanimity

• a disputant who advocates reform

• an apparatus that reforms the molecular structure of hydrocarbons to produce richer fuel

• a learned person; someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines

• someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs

• a student who holds a scholarship

• someone who is learned in theology or who speculates about theology

• writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

• a person who is able to write and has written something

• 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)

• 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)

• 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)