KNOWLEDGE, LEARNING, ERUDITION, SCHOLARSHIP mean what is or can be known by an individual or by humankind. KNOWLEDGE applies to facts or ideas acquired by study, investigation, observation, or experience. rich in the knowledge of human nature LEARNING applies to knowledge acquired especially through formal, often advanced, schooling. a book that demonstrates vast learning ERUDITION strongly implies the acquiring of profound, recondite, or bookish learning. an erudition unusual even in a scholar SCHOLARSHIP implies the possession of learning characteristic of the advanced scholar in a specialized field of study or investigation. a work of first-rate literary scholarship Examples of knowledge in a Sentence At that time the word science had not been narrowed down to one kind of knowledge; it meant whatever was known, and men of learning were still able to possess most of it. — Jacques Barzun, From Dawn to Decadence, 2000 With their aid, he should be able to adapt himself selectively to his culture, rejecting its evils, stupidities and irrelevances, gratefully accepting all its treasures of accumulated knowledge … and practical wisdom. — Aldous Huxley, "Culture and the … ," in Artificial Paradises, Mike Jay editor, 1999 See More Recent Examples on the Web The company’s approach marries proprietary Nielsen data with other data sources to help clients around the world understand what’s happening now, what’s happening next, and how to best act on this knowledge. — nielsen.com, 30 Dec. 2021 This knowledge is afforded by the owners of Post Office Place, Tamara and Takashi Gibo, who let general manager Rich Romney and bar manager Crystal Daniels put on classes for different types of alcohol every couple [of] months. — Autumn Thatcher, The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 Dec. 2021 These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'knowledge.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.