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moorish scientist

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.75 in modern English

Syllables
moor-ish -sci-en-tist
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An adherent of the Moorish Science Temple of America, a religion founded in the early 20th century by Timothy Drew on the claim that African Americans descended from Moors and were originally Islamic, and centered on personal transformation and racial pride.

Inflected Forms

Moorish Scientists (plural)

Phrases

Moorish Science Nation of Islam

Frequently Paired Words

Moorish Science Nuwaubian Nation of Islam

Questions

What does moorish scientist mean?
An adherent of the Moorish Science Temple of America, a religion founded in the early 20th century by Timothy Drew on the claim that African Americans descended from Moors and were originally Islamic, and centered on personal transformation and racial pride.

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