— Averroist, Averrhoist , n. — Averroistic, Averrhoistic , adj.
/av'euh roh"iz euhm, euh ver"oh-/ , 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, Averrhoism .
[ 1745-55; AVERRO(ËS) + -ISM ]