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medieval synthesis

medieval synthesis noun: the social and cultural movement imposed by the medieval Christian church, which combined the scientific ideas of Aristotle, Ptolemy, and Galen, with the doctrines of Christianity.

Noun

medieval synthesis

  1. The social and cultural movement imposed by the medieval Christian church, which combined the scientific ideas of Aristotle, Ptolemy, and Galen, with the doctrines of Christianity.

Questions about medieval synthesis

What does medieval synthesis mean?
Medieval synthesis means the social and cultural movement imposed by the medieval Christian church, which combined the scientific ideas of Aristotle, Ptolemy, and Galen, with the doctrines of Christianity.
What part of speech is medieval synthesis?
Medieval synthesis is a noun.

Words near medieval synthesis in the dictionary

  1. Medieval Greek
  2. Medieval Latin
  3. medieval literature
  4. Medieval Roman Empire
  5. medieval studies
  6. medieval synthesis
  7. Medieval Warm Period
  8. medievaldom
  9. medievalesque
  10. medievalise
  11. medievalised

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