Definitions for: Saracen

[n] (historically) a Muslim who opposed the crusades
[n] (historically) a member of the nomadic people of the Syrian and Arabian deserts at the time of the Roman Empire
[n] (when used broadly) any Arab

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

See Also: Arab, Arabian, Mohammedan, Moslem, Muhammadan, Muhammedan, Muslim, nomad

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