Almoravid
noun
Al·mo·ra·vid
ˌalməˈrävə̇d,
alˈmōrəv-
variants or Almoravide
ˌ⸗⸗ˈ⸗və̇d,
⸗ˈ⸗⸗ˌvīd
plural -s
: a member of a Muslim dynasty of North Africa that flourished 1049–1145, led a religious reform along orthodox Islamic lines, and established political dominance over northwestern Africa and Spain
Word History
Etymology
Arabic al-murābiṭ literally, the inhabitant of a fortified convent
First Known Use
1676, in the meaning defined above
- hyper-rational
- hyper-rationality
- hyper-reactive
- hyper-reactivity
- hyper-reactor
- hyper-reactors
- hyper-responsive
- hyper-responsiveness
- hyper-responsivity
- hyper-romantic
- hyper-saline
- hyper-salinity
- hyper-secretion
- hyper-stimulate
- hyper-stimulated
- hyper-stimulating
- hyper-stimulation
- hyper-tense
- hyper-vigilance
- hyper-vigilant
- hyper-virulence
- hyper-virulent
- Hypera
- hyperacid
- hyperacidities