Erudition - Law Dictionary Search Results
erudition
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...
Famous
Celebrated in fame or public report renowned mach talked of distinguished in story used in either a good or a bad sense chiefly the former often followed by for as famous for erudition for eloquence for military skill a famous pirate...
Scholarship
The character and qualities of a scholar attainments in science or literature erudition learning...
Ordination
Ordination, the conferring of holy orders. The first thing necessary on application for only orders is the possession of a title--that is, a sort of assurance from a rector to the bishop that, provided the latter finds the person fit to be ordained, the former will take him for his curate, with a stated salary. The candidate is then examined by the bishop or his chaplain respecting both his faith and his erudition; and various certificates are necessary, particularly one signed by the clergyman of the parish in which he has resided during a given time. the candidate has to comply with the requirements of the Clerical Subscription Act, 1865 (28 & 29 Vict. c. 122) (see CLERICAL SUBSCRIPTION); and a clerk must have attained his twenty-third year before he can be ordained a deacon; and his twenty-fourth to receive priest'' orders.---4 Geo. 3, c. 43; Canon 34.In the Presbyterian and Congregational churches ordination means the act of establishing a licensed preacher over a congregation with...
Clergial
Learned erudite clerical...
erudite
Characterized by extensive reading or knowledge well instructed learned...
eruditeness
profound knowledge...
highbrow
a person of intellectual or erudite tastes an intellectual...
Inerudite
Not erudite unlearned ignorant...
Learned
Of or pertaining to learning possessing or characterized by learning esp scholastic learning erudite well informed as a learned scholar writer or lawyer a learned book a learned theory...
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