Word of Wednesday - Erudite

Yesterday while looking at a brochure my mom turned to me and asked, "What does erudite mean?"  I knew it was an adjective and had a positive meaning but otherwise I was stumped.  I guessed it had something to do with Eros/love but I wasn't sure.  My sister was at the computer so we had her look it up.  It's a synonym for knowledgeable.  So the brochure listing erudite speakers at a conference was letting us know they hadn't hired just any idiot to present the lectures.  Good to know.