Definition of Erasmus

Noun: Erasmus  i'raz-mus

1. 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)
   - Desiderius Erasmus, Gerhard Gerhards, Geert Geerts

See also:
Erasmian
Erastianism

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