A follower or advocate of Averroism, the philosophical teachings of the medieval Islamic thinker Averroes.
From Averroes + '-ist' suffix denoting a person who practices or believes in something. Emerged in medieval and Renaissance scholarly circles when his interpretations of Aristotle gained prominence.
Medieval church leaders actually banned Averroist texts at universities—not because they were wrong, but because they were TOO logical and threatened traditional authority. It shows how dangerous ideas can be when they question established systems.
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