Ashʽarite

noun

Ash·​ʽa·​rite

variants or Asharite

ˈashəˌrīt

plural -s

: an adherent of the doctrine of al-Ashʽari, who reconciled a dialectic method with orthodox beliefs to form a scholasticism of primary importance in Islam

Word History

Etymology

Ali al-Ashʽari †935 Muslim theologian + English -ite

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