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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.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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