Avernal
a lake near naples, italy, looked upon in ancient times as an entrance to h-ll, from whose waters vile-smelling vapors arose, supposedly killing birds flying over it.
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- Averno
a crater lake in s italy, near naples and the tyrrhenian sea, thought by ancients to be the entrance to the underworld. (the) descent to h-ll is easy; it is easy to take the downward path. vergil, aeneid, 6:126. historical examples monte nuovo,—is a mountain in the environs of naples, which blocks up the valley […]
- Avernos
a crater lake in s italy, near naples and the tyrrhenian sea, thought by ancients to be the entrance to the underworld. noun a crater lake in italy, near naples: in ancient times regarded as an entrance to h-ll latin name avernus (əˈvɜːnəs)
- Avernus
a lake near naples, italy, looked upon in ancient times as an entrance to h-ll, from whose waters vile-smelling vapors arose, supposedly killing birds flying over it. h-ll. a crater lake in s italy, near naples and the tyrrhenian sea, thought by ancients to be the entrance to the underworld. historical examples of which lesson […]
- Averroes
1126?–98, arab philosopher in spain. historical examples he unfortunately dealt the death blow to mohammedan philosophy and averroes wrote against him. the literature of ecstasy albert mordell at all events, so he was interpreted by averroes and later by aquinas. dante: his times and his work arthur john butler there its great representative was averroes, […]
- Averroism
the philosophy of averroës, largely based on aristotelianism and -sserting the unity of an active intellect common to all human beings while denying personal immortality. historical examples in such a critical generation the words of averroism found willing ears, and pupils who outran their teacher. encyclopaedia britannica, 11th edition, volume 2, slice 3 various the […]