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averroist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
aver-roist
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Averroists (plural)

Questions

What does averroist mean?
Any peripatetic philosopher belonging to a certain sect that appeared in Italy before the Renaissance.
Where does averroist come from?
From Averroes, one name of a celebrated Arabian philosopher who held the doctrine of monopsychism, + -ist.

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