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Av•er•ro•ism
(av′ə rō′iz əm, ə ver′ō-),USA pronunciation n.
Av′er•ro′ist, Av′er•rho′ist, n.
Av′er•ro•is′tic, Av′er•rho•is′tic, adj.
- Philosophythe philosophy of Averroës, largely based on Aristotelianism and asserting the unity of an active intellect common to all human beings while denying personal immortality.
- Averro(ës) + -ism 1745–55
Av′er•ro•is′tic, Av′er•rho•is′tic, adj.