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saracen |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Saracen \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Saracen n 1: (historically) a member of the nomadic people of the Syrian and Arabian deserts at the time of the Roman Empire [syn: {Saracen}] 2: (when used broadly) any Arab [syn: {Saracen}] 3: (historically) a Muslim who opposed the crusades [syn: {Saracen}]
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