Mozarabic
/məʊˈzarabɪk
/adjective historical
Relating to the Christian inhabitants of Spain under the Muslim Moorish kings.Through this point of contact, Mozarabic art transmitted Moorish features to the European Romanesque....
- The Visigothic Church developed a liturgical music, Mozarabic chant, used until its abolition in the 11th century.
- In the Mozarabic liturgy the feast of Saint John fell on December 29.
Derivatives
Mozarab
/ noun ...- Because Agobard was himself a Mozarab, it is likely that he was particularly sensitive to the existence of Christian enslavement in al-Andalus.
- Among its slate and quartzite houses stands the church of Santiago, a Mozarab temple from the 10th century.
- Their religious tolerance allowed Christians to co-exist with the Moors which led to the Mozarab culture.
Origin
Late 17th century: from Spanish mozárabe (from Arabic musta‘rib, literally 'making oneself an Arab') + -ic.