different between discernment vs erudition

English

Etymology

From Middle French discernement, equivalent to discern +? -ment.

Noun

discernment (countable and uncountable, plural discernments)

1. The ability to distinguish; judgement.
2. Discrimination.
3. The ability to distinguish between things.
4. The ability to perceive differences that exist.
5. The condition of understanding.
6. Aesthetic discrimination; taste, appreciation.
7. Perceptiveness.
8. The ability to make wise judgements; sagacity.
9. Discretion in judging objectively.

Related terms

• discern

Translations

Anagrams

• rescindment

English

Etymology

[15th Century] From Middle French érudition, from Latin eruditio (“an instructing, learning, erudition”), from erudire (“to instruct, educate, cultivate”, literally “free from rudeness”), from e (“out”) + rudis (“rude”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?????d???n/

Noun

erudition (countable and uncountable, plural eruditions)

1. Profound knowledge acquired from learning and scholarship.
2. The refinement, polish and knowledge that education confers.

Synonyms

• (profound knowledge): knowledge, information, learning, lore, scholarship, scholarism

Related terms

• erudite
• rude

Translations

Further reading

• erudition in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• erudition in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• erudition at OneLook Dictionary Search