Averroism
or Av·er·rho·ism
the philosophy of Averroës, largely based on Aristotelianism and asserting the unity of an active intellect common to all human beings while denying personal immortality.
Origin of Averroism
1Other words from Averroism
- Av·er·ro·ist, Av·er·rho·ist, noun
- Av·er·ro·is·tic, Av·er·rho·is·tic, adjective
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How to use Averroism in a sentence
A burning controversy between the Averroists and the orthodox schoolmen.
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume II of II) | Henry Osborn TaylorI return then to the Averroists, who were persuaded that their dogma was proved conclusively in accordance with reason.
Theodicy | G. W. LeibnizPomponazzi was suspected of it, although he declared himself otherwise; and that very sect of the Averroists survived as a school.
Theodicy | G. W. LeibnizEven the Averroists were more mediaeval than Greek, inasmuch as they professed to follow Aristotle implicitly.
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume II of II) | Henry Osborn TaylorThat was still worse, so it would seem, than the opinion of the Averroists.
Theodicy | G. W. Leibniz
British Dictionary definitions for Averroism
/ (ˌævəˈrəʊɪzəm, əˈvɛrəʊ-) /
the teachings of Averroës
Derived forms of Averroism
- Averroist, noun
- Averroistic, adjective
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