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.

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Etymology

Origin of Almoravid

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

Example Sentences

How were the Almoravid and Almohad movements both reformist and reactionary?

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

The Almoravid Empire was short-lived; its traditionalism alienated many, who rebelled and overthrew the Almoravids when they conquered their capital at Marrakesh.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

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

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

From A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy by Husik, Isaac