mudéjar
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.27 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of or pertaining to the Moors of al-Andalus who remained in Christian territory after the Reconquista but were not converted to Christianity.
adj
Of or pertaining to the style of Iberian architecture and decoration of the 12th to 16th centuries.
noun
Any of the Moors of al-Andalus who remained in Christian territory after the Reconquista but were not converted to Christianity.
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Example Sentences
- "We must not forget that Mudejar identity was a contractual identity, entered into through myriad treaties between conquerors and conquered, each different from the other, and each subject to constant renegotiation, reinterpretation, and change depending on circumstance."
- "These artisans and workers used particular techniques that earlier Muslims under Christian rule had refined into the Mudéjar style."
- "They came to be known as the Mudéjares- the corruption of Mudegelin, an opprobrious term bestowed upon them by the Moors, derived from the word Degel which we are told was equivalent to Antichrist."
- "In this way, the mudéjars of Valencia came to represent a solid Muslim enclave within Christian Iberia."
Etymology
From Spanish mudéjar, from Arabic مُدَجَّن (mudajjan, “domesticated”), from the verb دَجَّنَ (dajjana, “to tame”), from دَجَنَ (dajana, “to become accustomed”).
Word Breakdown
- Root: د ج ن