noun (n)

• profound scholarly knowledge(noun.cognition)

  Synonym:
  encyclopaedism, encyclopedism, eruditeness, learnedness, learning, scholarship
  

  source: wordnet30
• 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.(noun)

  source: webster1913