Definition of Saracen

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

Category relationships: History
Generic synonyms: Nomad

2. Noun. (when used broadly) any Arab.
Generic synonyms: Arab, Arabian

3. Noun. (historically) a Muslim who opposed the Crusades.
Category relationships: History
Generic synonyms: Moslem, Muslim

Definition of Saracen

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

Medical Definition of Saracen

1. 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, a kind of ragewort (Senecio Saracenicus), anciently used to heal wounds. Origin: 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. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Saracen

sapucaias
sapwood
sapwood
sapwoods
Saqqara
Saqqarah
saquinavir
saquinavir
Sar
sar
saraband
sarabande
sarabandes
sarabands
saracen (current term)
Saracen
sarafan
sarafans
sarafotoxin
Saragossa
Sarah
Sarah Bernhardt
Sarah Kemble Siddons
Sarah Siddons
Sarah Vaughan
Sarajevo
saralasin
saralasin acetate
saran
sarangi

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