Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Erudition \Er`u*di"tion\, n. [L. eruditio: cf. F. ['e]rudition.]
   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.

   Syn: Literature; learning. See {Literature}.

Source : WordNet®

erudition
     n : profound scholarly knowledge [syn: {eruditeness}, {learnedness},
          {learning}, {scholarship}, {encyclopedism}, {encyclopaedism}]