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Erasmus in a sentence

Erasmus meaning

  1. Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus (known as Erasmus or Erasmus of Rotterdam), a Dutch humanist and theologian.
  2. A male given name from Ancient Greek, rare in English.
  3. Ellipsis of Erasmus Programme, a student exchange programme established in 1987.

Synonyms of Erasmus

desiderius erasmus gerhard gerhards geert geerts theologian theologist theologizer theologiser humanist

Related words

Other words often associated with Erasmus or its synonyms:

bookman student scholar philosophy field humane subject study doctrine humanistic discipline ism

Using Erasmus

  • The main meaning on this page is: Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus (known as Erasmus or Erasmus of Rotterdam), a Dutch humanist and theologian. | A male given name from Ancient Greek, rare in English. | Ellipsis of Erasmus Programme, a student exchange programme established in 1987.
  • Useful related words include: desiderius erasmus, gerhard gerhards, geert geerts, theologian.
  • In the example corpus, erasmus often appears in combinations such as: rassie erasmus, erasmus and, erasmus is.

Context around Erasmus

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 13 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

rassie 3× marais 2× nevertheless 1× solicit 1× says 1× rotterdam 1× center 1× novel 1× surprise 1× old 1×

Often after:

medical 2× politely 1× south 1× believes 1× skull 1× leaf 1× building 1× room 1× performs 1× corkscrew 1×

Sentence patterns with Erasmus

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

africa says erasmus south africa 1× and an erasmus room 1× and for erasmus to love 1× and rassie erasmus would have 1× at the erasmus medical center 1× basel to erasmus as a 1× before rassie erasmus came along 1× but marais erasmus is unmoved 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a snorter from 1× and to think 1× he advised tionge 1× hospital nobo otrobanda 1× i applaud erasmus 1× it keeps us 1×

Common sentence endings:

a cooperation agreement 1× an erasmus room 1× and queen respectively 1× calls erasmus chair 1× erasmus is unmoved 1× erasmus politely declined 1×

Words around Erasmus

Just before it in the word index:

erasmo 7 erasmian 2 erasmia 2 erasme 2 erasing 126 erases 38

Just after it in the word index:

erastus 12 erasure 79 erasures 5 erat 3 erath 3 eratosthenes 24

Similar in corpus frequency:

adversary 267 bleed 267 compel 267 contra 267 corpses 267 dungeon 267

Corpus analysis for Erasmus

  • In this selection, "erasmus" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, rassie, marais, nevertheless, medical, politely and south stand out and add context to how "erasmus" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include africa says erasmus south africa and and an erasmus room. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "erasmus" sits close to words such as adversary, bleed and compel, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with erasmus

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

I applaud Erasmus for all of the above. (8 words)

Today Queens' College has an Erasmus Building and an Erasmus Room. (11 words)

Police officers at the Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. (11 words)

Longer example sentences

Until the theft of the artifact in a 19th-century student prank, Queens' College used to have a corkscrew that was purported to be "Erasmus' corkscrew" which was a third of a metre long, though today the college still has what it calls "Erasmus' chair". (45 words)

Strong suggests, with others, that More sent the sketch, which is now in Basel, to Erasmus as a gift; Wilson casts doubt on this, deducing from remarks by Erasmus that the gift was a finished version of the group portrait, since lost. (42 words)

World Cup victory brings hope to South Africa, says Erasmus South Africa coach Rassie Erasmus believes his team coped with the pressure of the Rugby World Cup final and the victory over England has helped unite the nation. (38 words)

Example sentences (20)

Nevertheless, Erasmus and Dürer maintained a close friendship, with Dürer going so far as to solicit Erasmus's support for the Lutheran cause, which Erasmus politely declined.

World Cup victory brings hope to South Africa, says Erasmus South Africa coach Rassie Erasmus believes his team coped with the pressure of the Rugby World Cup final and the victory over England has helped unite the nation.

Hospital Nobo Otrobanda Transition and Exploitation N.V. (HNO TE), the new hospital and the University Hospital in Rotterdam, Erasmus Medical Center (Erasmus MC), signed a letter of intent which should lead to a cooperation agreement.

Legacy Cast of a skull previously Not Erasmus Skull (2).jpg presumed to have been that of Erasmus.

Mumy starred in Dear Brigitte (1965), a film adaptation of the novel Erasmus with Freckles, as Erasmus Leaf, a child mathematical genius who develops a crush on Brigitte Bardot (played by herself in the film).

Strong suggests, with others, that More sent the sketch, which is now in Basel, to Erasmus as a gift; Wilson casts doubt on this, deducing from remarks by Erasmus that the gift was a finished version of the group portrait, since lost.

Today Queens' College has an Erasmus Building and an Erasmus Room.

To his own surprise, Erasmus also develops an attachment to the boy; when Gilbertus is about 20 years old, Erasmus performs a life-extension procedure on him without permission from Omnius.

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Until the theft of the artifact in a 19th-century student prank, Queens' College used to have a corkscrew that was purported to be "Erasmus' corkscrew" which was a third of a metre long, though today the college still has what it calls "Erasmus' chair".

A snorter from Scott Boland clips Zak Crawley’s glove and the Aussies go up, but Marais Erasmus is unmoved.

He advised Tionge to always listen to her husband and for Erasmus to love his wife unconditionally and treat each other as King and Queen, respectively.

I applaud Erasmus for all of the above.

It keeps us outside of the Horizon (research co-operation) and Erasmus (student exchange) schemes, shutting us off from wider currents of European thought.

Police officers at the Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

Prof Marion Koopmans from Erasmus University in Rotterdam was part of the World Health Organization investigative team that went to Wuhan in 2020.

Scrum coach Daan Human, as well as Jacques (Nienaber) and Rassie (Erasmus), would have discussed the needs of the team and made a call together on who to call up.

The concert is also part of the Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) titled European Winds, which is financed by the Erasmus Programme and aims to present a lesser-known repertoire for soloists and large wind ensembles.

The Cross River State Government had earlier in a statement issued by its Commissioner for Information, Erasmus Ekpang debunked the rumor saying claims of the disappearance of male genital organs were not true.

The on-field umpires passed on the decision to the television, Marais Erasmus, who gave him out.

And to think that before Rassie Erasmus came along to rescue SA Rugby and the Boks in 2018 the winger was considered too small for Test rugby and not even considered for the national team.

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Common combinations with erasmus

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "erasmus" in a sentence?
An example: "Nevertheless, Erasmus and Dürer maintained a close friendship, with Dürer going so far as to solicit Erasmus's support for the Lutheran cause, which Erasmus politely declined." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "erasmus" from authentic English texts.
What does "erasmus" mean?
Erasmus means: Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus (known as Erasmus or Erasmus of Rotterdam), a Dutch humanist and theologian.
What are synonyms of "erasmus"?
Common synonyms of "erasmus" include: desiderius erasmus, gerhard gerhards, geert geerts, theologian, theologist, theologizer, theologiser, humanist.
How many example sentences with "erasmus" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "erasmus", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.