The Only Use of
Desiderius Erasmus
in
The Crucible
- I am not surprised at this, for at my own university a professor of history—a Lutheran, by the way—used to assemble his graduate students, draw the shades, and commune in the classroom with Erasmus.
p. 34.5Erasmus = Dutch humanist and theologian whose his criticisms of the Roman Catholic Church were instrumental in the Reformation (1466-1536)
Definitions:
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(Desiderius Erasmus) Dutch humanist and theologian who was the leading Renaissance scholar of northern Europe; although his criticisms of the Roman Catholic Church were instrumental to the Reformation, he opposed violence and condemned Martin Luther (1466-1536)
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Less commonly, Erasmus can refer to another person or anything with that name.