Averroist

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noun

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

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Meanings

nounAverroist (plural Averroists)

plural Averroists

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

Origin

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

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APA

Averroist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Averroist

MLA

“Averroist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Averroist. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Averroist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Averroist.

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