Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

erudite

erudite (er"u*dīt; 135) , adjective

[Latin eruditus, past participle of erudire to free from rudeness, to polish, instruct; e out + rudis rude: compare French érudit. See Rude.]

Characterized by extensive reading or knowledge; well instructed; learned.
A most erudite prince. — Sir T. More
Erudite... theology. — I. Taylor