a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines

Dutch humanist and theologian who was the leading Renaissance scholar of northern Europe; although his criticisms of the Roman Catholic Church led to the Reformation, he opposed violence and condemned Martin Luther (1466-1536)

the cultural movement of the Renaissance; based on classical studies

a student of ancient Greek and Latin

a man devoted to literary or scholarly activities

a humanist specializing in classical scholarship

Dutch humanist and theologian who was the leading Renaissance scholar of northern Europe; although his criticisms of the Roman Catholic Church led to the Reformation, he opposed violence and condemned Martin Luther (1466-1536)