erudition

/ˌɛrəˈdɪʃən/

Other forms: eruditions

If you've read shelves of thick books, people might describe you as a person of erudition. You might find erudition to be its own reward, but if you can make a career of it, even better!

The Latin root of erudition is the verb erudire which means "to teach or train." By showing erudition, you show that you've learned a lot. If you write with erudition, your readers will know that you are a serious scholar, as long as you're not too far over their heads.

Definitions of erudition

1. noun

   profound scholarly knowledge
   synonyms: encyclopaedism, encyclopedism, eruditeness, learnedness, learning, scholarship

   types:

   letters

   scholarly attainment

   type of:

   education

   knowledge acquired by learning and instruction