Defn: The act of erasing; a rubbing out; obliteration.
ERASTIAN
E*ras"tian, n. (Eccl. Hist.)
Defn: One of the followers of Thomas Erastus, a German physician and theologian of the 16th century. He held that the punishment of all offenses should be referred to the civil power, and that holy communion was open to all. In the present day, an Erastian is one who would see the church placed entirely under the control of the State. Shipley.
ERASTIANISM
E*ras"tian*ism, n. (Eccl. Hist.)
Defn: The principles of the Erastains.
ERASURE
E*ra"sure, n. Etym: [From Erase.]
Defn: The act of erasing; a scratching out; obliteration.
ERATIVE
Er"a*tive, a.
Defn: Pertaining to the Muse Erato who presided over amatory poetry.
Stormonth.
ERATO
Er"a*to, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Class. Myth.)