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Alexandrist

Alexandrist noun: a member of the group of Renaissance philosophers who revived the naturalistic psychology of the ancient Greek commentator Alexander of Aphrodisias; they debated orthodox Catholic views and Averroists by arguing that the individual human soul and its rational intellect is entirely mortal and perishes with the physical body.

Noun

Alexandrist (plural Alexandrists)

  1. A member of the group of Renaissance philosophers who revived the naturalistic psychology of the ancient Greek commentator Alexander of Aphrodisias; they debated orthodox Catholic views and Averroists by arguing that the individual human soul and its rational intellect is entirely mortal and perishes with the physical body.

Forms of Alexandrist

pluralAlexandrists

Origin of Alexandrist

From Alexander + -ist, after Alexander of Aphrodisias.

Questions about Alexandrist

What does Alexandrist mean?
Alexandrist means a member of the group of Renaissance philosophers who revived the naturalistic psychology of the ancient Greek commentator Alexander of Aphrodisias; they debated orthodox Catholic views and Averroists by arguing that the individual human soul and its rational intellect is entirely mortal and perishes with the physical body.
What part of speech is Alexandrist?
Alexandrist is a noun.
What is the plural of Alexandrist?
The plural of Alexandrist is Alexandrists.

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