Meaning of SARACEN
| Pronunciation: | | 'sarusun
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- [n] (historically) a Muslim who opposed the crusades
- [n] (historically) a member of the nomadic people of the Syrian and Arabian deserts at the time of the Roman Empire
- [n] (when used broadly) any Arab
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| | See Also: | | Arab, Arabian, Mohammedan, Moslem, Muhammadan, Muhammedan, Muslim, nomad | |
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| | Definition: | | \Sar"a*cen\, n. [L. Saracenus perhaps fr. Ar. sharqi,
pl. sharqi[=i]n, Oriental, Eastern, fr. sharaqa to rise, said
of the sun: cf. F. sarrasin. Cf. {Sarcenet}, {Sarrasin},
{Sirocco}.]
Anciently, an Arab; later, a Mussulman; in the Middle Ages,
the common term among Christians in Europe for a Mohammedan
hostile to the crusaders.
{Saracens' consound} (Bot.), a kind of ragwort ({Senecio
Saracenicus}), anciently used to heal wounds.
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