Almoravid

American  

[al-muh-rah-vid, al-mawr-uh-, -mohr-] / ˌæl məˈrɑ vɪd, ælˈmɔr ə-, -ˈmoʊr- /

Also Almoravide

noun

1. a member of a Muslim dynasty ruling in Spain and northern Africa from 1056 to 1147.

---

Etymology

Origin of Almoravid

< Spanish < Arabic al-murābit literally, the occupant of a fortified convent

---

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

Almoravid

After tightening their grip on Morocco, the Almoravids launched an invasion of Umayyad Spain, conquering the Islamic states of Al-Andalus to create the Almoravid Empire.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

These movements, the Almoravid and later the Almohad, sought to reform the prevailing Sunni Islam then propagated by the Umayyad Caliphate.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

By the middle of the twelfth century, the religious enthusiasm of the early Almoravid conquests had largely died down.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

At about the same time, a militant Islamic Almoravid movement emerged among the Sanhaja people of the southern Sahara, who soon established an empire centered on Morocco.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

It was no longer the glorious city of the days before the Almoravid conquest.

From A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy by Isaac Husik

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

---