Definitions for Saracen
ˈsær ə sənsara·cen

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Saracennoun

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

2. Saracennoun

   (when used broadly) any Arab

3. Saracennoun

   (historically) a Muslim who opposed the Crusades

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Saracennoun

   A group of nomadic people from the Sinai.

2. Saracennoun

   An Arab or any Muslim, especially one involved in the Crusades.

3. Saracennoun

   A pirate in the Mediterranean.

4. Saracennoun

   A type of six-wheeled armoured personnel carrier.

5. Etymology: From Σαρακηνός, which may be from Arabic شرقيين, though the Oxford English Dictionary disputes this.

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1. saracen

   A Saracen is a term used historically by Christian writers in Europe during the Middle Ages to refer to Arabs and Muslims. It was used to describe a group of non-christian people, primarily those of the Middle-Eastern region. The term, however, is now considered archaic and outdated.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Saracennoun

   anciently, an Arab; later, a Mussulman; in the Middle Ages, the common term among Christians in Europe for a Mohammedan hostile to the crusaders

2. Etymology: [L. Saracenus perhaps fr. Ar. sharqi, pl. sharqin, Oriental, Eastern, fr. sharaqa to rise, said of the sun: cf. F. sarrasin. Cf. Sarcenet, Sarrasin, Sirocco.]

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1. Saracen

   Saracen was a term for Muslims widely used in Europe during the later medieval era. The term's meaning evolved during its history. In the early centuries CE in Greek and Latin it referred to a people who lived in desert areas in and near the Roman province of Arabia, and who were specifically distinguished from Arabs. In Europe during the Early Medieval era, the term began to be used to describe Arab tribes as well. By the 12th century, Saracen had become synonymous with Muslim in Medieval Latin literature. This expansion of the meaning had begun centuries earlier among the Byzantine Greeks, as evidenced in Byzantine Greek documents from the 8th century.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Saracen

   sar′a-sen, n. a name variously employed by medieval writers to designate the Mohammedans of Syria and Palestine, the Arabs generally, or the Arab-Berber races of northern Africa, who conquered Spain and Sicily and invaded France.—adjs. Saracen′ic, -al.—n. Sar′acenism.—Saracenic architecture, a general name for Mohammedan architecture. [O. Fr. sarracin, sarrazin—Low L. Saracenus—Late Gr. Sarakēnos—Ar. sharkeyn, eastern people, as opposed to maghribe, 'western people'—i.e. the people of Morocco.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. saracen

   A term applied in the middle ages indiscriminately to all Pagans and Mahometans.

Matched Categories

1. • Arab
   • Muslim
   • History
   • Nomad

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Saracen in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Saracen in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Saracen in a Sentence

1. Benjamin Disraeli:

   It was not reason that besieged Troy; it was not reason that sent forth the Saracen from the desert to conquer the world; that inspired the crusades; that instituted the monastic orders; it was not reason that produced the Jesuits; above all, it was not reason that created the French Revolution. Man is only great when he acts from the passions; never irresistible but when he appeals to the imagination.

2. Nathaniel Gleicher:

   These accounts and pages were actively working to conceal what they were doing and were linked to the Saracen Group, an online syndicate in Indonesia, they have using deceptive messaging and... networks of concealed pages and accounts to drive often divisive narratives over key issues of public debates in Indonesia.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Saracen
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Saracen
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Saracen
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Saracen
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Saracen
7. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=Saracen