SARACEN

Saracen

(noun) (historically) a Muslim who opposed the Crusades

Saracen

(noun) (historically) a member of the nomadic people of the Syrian and Arabian deserts at the time of the Roman Empire

Saracen

(noun) (when used broadly) any Arab

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Sar"a*cen, n. Etym: [l. Saracenus perhaps fr. Ar. sharqi, pl. sharqiin, Oriental Eastern, fr. sharaga to rise, said of the sun: cf. F. sarrasin. Cf. Sarcenet, Sarrasin, Sirocco.]

Definition: Anciently, an Arab; later, a Mussulman; in the Middle Ages, the common term among Christians in Europe for a Mohammedan hostile to the crusaders. Saracen's consound (Bot.), a kind of ragewort (Senecio Saracenicus), anciently used to heal wounds.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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