Erasmine

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UK/ɪˈɹæzmaɪn/UK/ɪˈɹazmʌɪn/

adjective

Of or pertaining to Desiderius Erasmus’s Novum Instrumentum omne (his authoritative revision of the Bible’s New Testament [five eds., 1516–1535]), its text, or its variae lectiones.

OriginLatin Erasmīnus →
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Meanings

adjectiveErasmine (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to Desiderius Erasmus’s Novum Instrumentum omne (his authoritative revision of the Bible’s New Testament [five eds., 1516–1535]), its text, or its variae lectiones.

    In the Erasmine and Benedictine editions of Jerome’s Works.

    1839, William Thomas Lowndes, The British Librarian, part I, § 1.4.38 (column 33)
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    The text of this edition…adopts 9 readings from the Complutensian, 4 from the Erasmine, 3 from both in common, and 9 entirely new.

    1880, A. Calvin, A General Catalogue of the Stock of C. J. Stewart, § 1,412 (page 116)

Origin

  1. LatinErasmīnus
  2. EnglishErasmine

From the Latin Erasmīnus, from Erasmus + -īnus; equivalent to Erasmus + -ine.

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APA

Erasmine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Erasmine

MLA

“Erasmine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Erasmine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Erasmine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Erasmine.

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