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Averroist

Averroist noun: any peripatetic philosopher belonging to a certain sect that appeared in Italy before the Renaissance.

Noun

Averroist (plural Averroists)

  1. Any peripatetic philosopher belonging to a certain sect that appeared in Italy before the Renaissance.

Forms of Averroist

pluralAverroists

Origin of Averroist

From Averroes, one name of a celebrated Arabian philosopher who held the doctrine of monopsychism, + -ist.

Questions about Averroist

What does Averroist mean?
Averroist means any peripatetic philosopher belonging to a certain sect that appeared in Italy before the Renaissance.
What part of speech is Averroist?
Averroist is a noun.
What is the plural of Averroist?
The plural of Averroist is Averroists.

Words near Averroist in the dictionary

  1. Averroean
  2. Averroes
  3. Averroian
  4. Averroism
  5. Averroisms
  6. Averroist
  7. Averroistic
  8. Averroists
  9. averruncate
  10. averruncated
  11. averruncates

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