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English → English (WordNet) Definition: Erasmus Erasmus n : Dutch humanist and theologian who was the leading Renaissance scholar of northern Europe; although his criticisms of the Church led to the Reformation, he opposed violence and condemned Martin Luther (1466-1536) [syn: Desiderius Erasmus, Gerhard Gerhards, Geert Geerts ]