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Av•er•ro•ism



Pronunciation: (av"u-rō'iz-um, u-ver'ō-), [key]
—n.
the philosophy of Averroës, largely based on Aristotelianism and asserting the unity of an active intellect common to all human beings while denying personal immortality. Also,Av"er•rho'ism.

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