eras

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Erased p. pr. & vb. n.. Erasing. ] [ L. erasus, p. p. of eradere to erase; e out + radere to scrape, scratch, shave. See Rase. ] 1. To rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, or painted; to efface; to expunge; to cross out; as, to erase a word or a name. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Fig.: To obliterate; to expunge; to blot out; -- used of ideas in the mind or memory. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

p. p. & a. 1. Rubbed or scraped out; effaced; obliterated. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Her.) Represented with jagged and uneven edges, as is torn off; -- used esp. of the head or limb of a beast. Cf. Couped. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of erasing; a rubbing out; expunction; obliteration. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who, or that which, erases; esp., a sharp instrument or a piece of rubber used to erase writings, drawings, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of erasing; a rubbing out; obliteration. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Eccl. Hist.) 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Eccl. Hist.) The principles of the Erastains. [ 1913 Webster ]