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Saracen - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Saracen : (noun)
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]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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