22 April 2013

erudite

[er-yoo-dahyt, er-oo-]

adjective

– characterized by great knowledge; learned or scholarly: an erudite professor; an erudite commentary. Synonyms: educated, knowledgeable; wise, sapient.

Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin ērudītus, equivalent to ērud- ( ē- e-1 + rud- unformed, rough, rude) + -ītus -ite2

Related forms
er·u·dite·ly, adverb
er·u·dite·ness, noun
non·er·u·dite, adjective
non·er·u·dite·ly, adverb
non·er·u·dite·ness, noun

Today’s aphorism

Nobody has ever measured, not even poets, how much the heart can hold.

– Zelda Fitzgerald

On this day

22 April 1995 – death of Maggie Kuhn, activist and founder of the Gray Panthers, who campaigned for nursing home reform and opposed ageism. She also fought for human rights, social and economic justice, global peace, integration, and mental health issues.