Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

erudition

erudition (er`u*dish"un) , noun

[Latin eruditio: compare French érudition.]

The act of instructing; the result of thorough instruction; the state of being erudite or learned; the acquisitions gained by extensive reading or study; particularly, learning in literature or criticism, as distinct from the sciences; scholarship.
The management of a young lady's person is not be overlooked, but the erudition of her mind is much more to be regarded. — Steele
The gay young gentleman whose erudition sat so easily upon him. — Macaulay