Bible Dictionaries
Literate

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(a.) Instructed in learning, science, or literature; learned; lettered.

(2):

(n.) One educated, but not having taken a university degree; especially, such a person who is prepared to take holy orders.

(3):

(n.) A literary man.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Literate'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​l/literate.html. 1828.