| averroes | (n) Arabian philosopher born in Spain; wrote detailed commentaries on Aristotle that were admired by the Schoolmen (1126-1198), Syn. Abul-Walid Mohammed ibn-Ahmad Ibn-Mohammed ibn-Roshd, ibn-Roshd |
| Averroism | n. The tenets of the Averroists. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Averroist | n. One of a sect of peripatetic philosophers, who appeared in Italy before the restoration of learning; so denominated from Averroes, or Averrhoes, a celebrated Arabian philosopher. He held the doctrine of monopsychism. [ 1913 Webster ] |