What's the difference between erudition and scholarship?

Erudition


Definition:

  • (n.) 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.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) On the grounds of the reported paediatric cases, the erudition in childhood is compared with the more common form in the adult, and is found to be much less linked with diabetes mellitus and to have a far better prognosis, with practically no mortality.
  • (2) For real will-this-do illustrating, look no further than conjoined twins Tip and Tap , although they admittedly boast a certain erstaz charm not seen post- Pique (the much-maligned Goleo VI and Pille the Erudite Ball apart).
  • (3) But fear not - if you'd like to find companionship or love, sign up here to view profiles of the kind of erudite, sociable and friendly folk who would never normally dream of going out with you.
  • (4) Described by Econsultancy as “erudite and iconoclastic”, he was recognised as tech entrepreneur of the year at the 2016 UK Business Awards.
  • (5) A low cultural level was prevalent among males, whereas females demonstrated good erudition.
  • (6) For Juan Gabriel Vásquez , among the most inventive and erudite of Colombia's emerging generation of novelists, the assassination was the "defining episode of our history – our own JFK".
  • (7) Newsnight presenter Jeremy Paxman described Entwistle as "clever, erudite, a man, critically, who reads books, a man with a sense of humour and a great degree of irreverence, not least about the BBC.
  • (8) "Oh man, no, this guy's an erudite, he's not a boxer."
  • (9) On the pitch and on camera for five days, nuances, airtime and erudite analysts make it impossible to obscure errors, the role of captain is more pronounced that in any sport.
  • (10) With his receding hairline, grey jacket and lean, thoughtful face, Thomas has a professorial air, delivering smoothly erudite monologues in a voice rather like Vincent Cassel's.
  • (11) As erudite as he was rude, Kenneth Williams is now remembered as the author of a bleak and illuminating diary and not just for his saucy anecdotes and Carry On films.
  • (12) Khadzhimurad asked the most wide-ranging questions and seemed to trust my erudition.
  • (13) In the picture, as he leans down towards an apparently surprised Castro, he comes across as he did in his speech as the only world leader capable of stepping up to an occassion whose historic weight he himself eruditely assessed - comparing Mandela rightly not only with Gandhi and Martin Luther King but also with Abraham Lincoln and America's Founding Fathers.
  • (14) His great book Mimesis, published in Berne in 1946 but written while Auerbach was a wartime exile teaching Romance languages in Istanbul, was meant to be a testament to the diversity and concreteness of the reality represented in western literature from Homer to Virginia Woolf; but reading the 1951 essay one senses that, for Auerbach, the great book he wrote was an elegy for a period when people could interpret texts philologically, concretely, sensitively, and intuitively, using erudition and an excellent command of several languages to support the kind of understanding that Goethe advocated for his understanding of Islamic literature.
  • (15) Learned, erudite, eloquent, witty and self-effacing about his sharp-minded crossword-setting skill – he was all of those and more.
  • (16) "I have to say I often find him erudite and he sends me to sleep when he speaks but tonight I'm really impressed.
  • (17) 12 min: The match ball, having been mindlessly kicked in the face Goleo VI style, is jiggered, rather like domestic victim Pille the Erudite Ball.
  • (18) Described as erudite and enthusiastic, Entwistle also has a tendency for corporate speak, as revealed in an email outlining changes to the BBC Knowledge commissioning team last year which was gleefully picked up by Channel 4 News presenter Jon Snow .
  • (19) The single is taken from his forthcoming album, the more eruditely titled Divine Comedy, possibly inspired by the words Dante said appeared across the gates of Hell: Abandon hope, all ye who enter here.
  • (20) This is, after all, an institution that has chosen for centuries to communicate with its followers via erudite documents written in Latin, which must be first translated and then interpreted for us, the faithful in the pew.

Scholarship


Definition:

  • (n.) The character and qualities of a scholar; attainments in science or literature; erudition; learning.
  • (n.) Literary education.
  • (n.) Maintenance for a scholar; a foundation for the support of a student.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) An Ofsted for universities Read more Too often a commitment to learning and teaching is presented in opposition to engagement with research and scholarship, but the two should be inextricably linked.
  • (2) The reality is I like football so much, I miss football, and when I have the chance to be back I will come back.” Mourinho, who was joined by his agent Jorge Mendes to speak to children at the NorthLight school as part of the Valencia chairman Peter Lim’s Olympic scholarship, added: “It’s quite a funny career.
  • (3) Ahmed has been offered a scholarship to take him through high school and university by the Qatar Foundation, a public-private education partnership in the Middle Eastern state.
  • (4) I received scholarships the past two years in Jordan.
  • (5) Each year, two candidates are given scholarships worth £9,000 each over the course of a three-year degree, plus work experience.
  • (6) Leanne Whitehouse did not respond to questions about whether Frances Abbott was offered the scholarship in accordance with the school’s policy, or how many scholarships were awarded each year.
  • (7) In 1960, 300 Kenyans were awarded Kennedy scholarships to study at US colleges and universities.
  • (8) Les Taylor, the chairman of the Whitehouse Institute of Design board of governors, personally recommended the prime minister’s daughter for a $60,000 design degree scholarship, and has also made donations of more than $20,000 to the state and federal Liberal party.
  • (9) Guardian Australia has confirmed that she received a scholarship during her time at the institute.
  • (10) I decided to take a chance and apply, and soon after I became the first recipient of the new scholarship.
  • (11) Publication opportunities are often limited, and individual scholarship is difficult to express and evaluate within the context of a cooperative trial.
  • (12) Crawford is on a 50% scholarship, which means his fees are reduced to about £11,000 over two years.
  • (13) When I finished my degree, in biology, I was lucky to get a scholarship for four years.
  • (14) These include scholarships to the London School of Economics and City University and annual donations to the Red Cross and World Wildlife Fund.
  • (15) Alicia White, 25, defied the odds of a poor background by attending college on a partial scholarship and going to graduate school.
  • (16) Utilizing feminist scholarship in psychoanalysis, history, and sociology, the paper analyzes the structural contradictions in family life that family therapists have essentially ignored and then outlines their clinical implications.
  • (17) Thirty-six percent were serving obligations to the NHSC, nearly all through the NHSC's Scholarship Program.
  • (18) For now, we can't tell, but the Moritz-Heyman scholarships will help us find out by creating a group of graduates who will start on the career ladder with a near-clean slate.
  • (19) Born in Anglesey, Roberts never made it as a professional footballer in Britain – he played for Bangor City in the Northern League – but the 51-year-old has a wealth of coaching experience going back to the late 1980s, when he started working alongside the former Liverpool winger Steve Heighway in the United States after taking up a soccer scholarship at Furman University in South Carolina.
  • (20) In 2003 the Rhodes Trust joined in the creation of the Mandela Rhodes Foundation which provides scholarships for students studying at African universities .