| a. | 1. | Instructed in learning, science, or literature; learned; lettered. |
| n. | 1. | One educated, but not having taken a university degree; especially, such a person who is prepared to take holy orders. |
| 2. | A literary man. |
| Noun | 1. | literate - a person who can read and write Synonyms: literate person |
| Adj. | 1. | literate - able to read and write Antonyms: illiterate - not able to read or write |
| 2. | literate - able to read and write |
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