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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Erasmus

masc. proper name, Latin, literally "beloved;" related to Greek erasmios "lovely, pleasant," from eran "to love" (see Eros). Related: Erasmian.

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Erasmus (disambiguation)

Erasmus was a humanist scholar, also known as Erasmus of Rotterdam, whose full name was Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus.

Erasmus may also refer to:

  • Erasmus Bridge, a bridge in Rotterdam
  • Erasmus (Dune), a fictional robot in the Legends of Dune series by Kevin J. Anderson and Brian Herbert
  • Erasmus Hall High School (originally Erasmus Hall Academy), Brooklyn, New York
  • Erasmus Hospital, an academic hospital in Brussels associated with Free University of Brussels
  • Erasmus metro station, in Brussels
  • Erasmus Montanus, a satirical play by Ludvig Holberg
  • Erasmus Prize, an annual prize awarded by the Praemium Erasmianum Foundation
  • Erasmus programme, the higher education part of the European Union's Socrates programme for student exchange
  • Erasmus (Shōgun), a fictional ship in Shōgun by James Clavell
  • "Erasmus" (song), a song by You Am I from Dilettantes
  • Erasmus University, a university in Rotterdam
  • Erasmushogeschool Brussel, Brussels
  • Gymnasium Erasmianum (Erasmus Gymnasium school), Rotterdam
  • 7907 Erasmus, a main-belt asteroid
Erasmus (train)

The Erasmus was an express train that linked The Hague, the Dutch seat of Government, with Munich in Germany. The train was named after the Dutch Renaissance humanist Desiderius Erasmus.

Usage examples of "erasmus".

At dawn on September 22nd a half-hearted attempt was made by the commando of Erasmus to attack Elands River Station, but it was beaten back by the garrison.

Even humanists such as Desiderius Erasmus and Thomas More believed in witches.

Erasmus Darwin, suggested deliberately breeding lacewings and ladybeetles to control aphids.

Among many successful raids and skirmishes may be mentioned two by Colonel Park from Lydenburg, which resulted between them in the capture of nearly 100 of the enemy, including Abel Erasmus of sinister reputation.

Genghis Kan, Al Capone, Marco Polo, Huckleberry Finn, Charlemagne, Paul Revere, Erasmus, Wyatt Earp, Voltaire, Sky Masterson, Einstein, Jack Kennedy, Rembrandt, Babe Ruth, Oliver Cromwell, Amerigo Vespucci, Zorro, Darwin, Sitting Bull, Freud, Napoleon, Spiderman, Macbeth, Melville, Machiavelli, Michelangelo, Methuselah, Mozart, Merlin, Marx, Mars, Moses and Jesus Christ.

Some sort of Persian connection seemed the most likely cause of trouble at the Devonshire dump, too, at least judging by what had happened to Erasmus, while I couldn't rule out the Aztecans, either, not with Huitzilopochtlism on the loose and the trail that had led me to poor soulless Jesus Cordero.

Some sort of Persian connec tion seemed die most likely cause of trouble at the Devonshire dump, too, at least judgtog by what had hap pened to Erasmus, while I couldn't rule out the Aztecans, either, not with Huitzilopochdism on the loose and the trail that had led me to poor soulless Jesus Cordero.

Into the vista he was crowding everything Erasmus had described to him, the whales and belugas and seals and walrus churning through the water, the fulmars and guillemots whirring and diving, the murres and kittiwakes guarding their eggs from the foxes.

Despite his supposed fascination for understanding humanity, Erasmus was incapable of comprehending why she should be upset about "a relatively minor surgical procedure.

Erasmus and his followers, who respect our Greek text as the original Gospel, deprive themselves of the evidence which declares it to be the work of an apostle.

Now, Serena worked her hands in the loamy earth while listening to the soothing classical music that Erasmus constantly played.

On this cloudy afternoon, artisans crafted scrollwork around the windows, and new alcoves were being constructed in the building's facade, so that Erasmus could install additional statues as well as more colorful flowerboxes, since Serena Butler enjoyed tending them so much.

Rhyssa began entering the appropriate programs, bringing up on one screen a highresolution fax print of the Erasmus.

Erasmus Darwin was undeniably a living, breathing human being, but his accomplishments were so substantial and diverse that it is difficult to portray him in fiction without being accused of painting him larger than life.

But in these our colleges we live in such exact order, and under so precise rules of government, as that the famous learned man Erasmus of Rotterdam, being here among us fifty years passed, did not let to compare the trades in living of students in these two places, even with the very rules and orders of the ancient monks, affirming moreover, in flat words, our orders to be such as not only came near unto, but rather far exceeded, all the monastical institutions that ever were devised.