avicennism
|a-vic-en-nism|
/ˌævɪˈsɛnɪzəm/
doctrine/system of Avicenna
Etymology
'avicennism' originates from Modern English, specifically from the name 'Avicenna' (a Latinized form of the Arabic name 'Ibn Sīnā'), combined with the English suffix '-ism' where '-ism' meant 'doctrine, system, or school'.
'Avicenna' changed from the Arabic name 'Ibn Sīnā' into the Latinized form 'Avicenna' in medieval Latin scholarship, and eventually the modern English noun 'avicennism' was formed by adding the suffix '-ism' to refer to his doctrines and the school derived from him.
Initially it referred specifically to doctrines attributed to Avicenna; over time it has been used more broadly to denote the intellectual tradition or school influenced by his writings in philosophy, theology, and medicine.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
the philosophical, theological, and medical doctrines or system associated with Avicenna (Ibn Sīnā) and his followers; the school of thought influenced by his works.
Avicennism played a major role in shaping medieval Islamic and European metaphysics.
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