English → Latin
“erudition” in Latin
doctrīnateaching, instruction; learning, erudition; doctrine, theoryērudītiōThat which removes one from ignorance whether instruction, education or erudition, learning, knowledgelitteraletter (of the alphabet); handwriting; letter, epistleperdoceōto teach, instruct or inform thoroughly
The English word erudition itself goes back to Latin rudis, through eruditio.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
erudition
doctrina: eruditio: litterae: [Vid: LEARNING.] A person of great or extensive erudition, perdoctus: pereruditus: exquisita doctrina: praeclara eruditione atque doctrina ornatus: in quo sunt plurimae litterae.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for erudition?
- The usual Latin words for “erudition” are doctrīna, ērudītiō, littera; also perdoceō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.