Mozarabic

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[moh-zar-uh-bik] / moʊˈzær ə bɪk /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of the Mozarabs.

   Mozarabic culture.

2. of or relating to a style of Spanish church architecture produced from the 9th to the 15th centuries and characterized chiefly by the horseshoe arch.

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noun

1. any of the Romance dialects, descended from the Vulgar Latin of the Visigothic kingdom, that were spoken in the portions of Spain under Moorish control, were strongly influenced by Arabic, and subsequently had a significant impact on the development of Spanish.

Etymology

Origin of Mozarabic

First recorded in 1700–10; Mozarab + -ic

Example Sentences

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Mozarabic

The Mozarabic chapel, in the southwest corner of the cathedral, is the one place in the world where you may still every morning hear the quaint old Visigothic or Mozarabic ritual recited.

From Cathedrals of Spain by John A.

After the middle of the 18th century there were still traces of religious dancing in the cathedrals of Spain, Portugal and Roussillon—especially in the Mozarabic Mass of Toledo.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" by Various

It received the name of Mozarabic, from having been in use by Christians living in the midst of Arabs, or Moors, and was not discontinued in the Church of Spain until A.D.

From A Key to the Knowledge of Church History (Ancient) by Blunt, John Henry

The Mozarabic Missal printed at Toledo, in 1500—of which some account is given at p.

From Bibliomania; or Book-Madness A Bibliographical Romance by Dibdin, Thomas Frognall

As a matter of fact the Benedictus es Domine was sung daily in the Ambrosian Rite at Matins, and is found also in the Mozarabic Breviary.

From A Short History of the Book of Common Prayer by Huntington, William Reed