Averroism

or Av·er·rho·ism

[ av-uh-roh-iz-uhm, uh-ver-oh- ]

noun

1. 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.

Averroism

/ əˈvɛrəʊ-; ˌævəˈrəʊɪzəm /

noun

1. the teachings of Averroës

Derived Forms

• ˌAverˈroist, noun
• ˌAverroˈistic, adjective

Other Words From

• Aver·roist Aver·rhoist noun
• Aver·ro·istic Aver·rho·istic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Averroism¹

First recorded in 1745–55; Averro(ës) ( def ) + -ism

Example Sentences

Renan, however, says that he merely tried to justify Averroism against the charge of heterodoxy.

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In the later middle ages free thought, combating the Thomistic system, inclined to Averroism.

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This was heresy, and indeed was the sum of what was called Averroism, the chief intellectual heresy of the thirteenth century.

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Notwithstanding, Averroism was a fashionable cult in Venice.

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Under the designation of Averroism, there came into prominence the theories of Emanation and Absorption.

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