Mudéjar
Mudéjar adjective: of or pertaining to the Moors of al-Andalus who remained in Christian territory after the Reconquista but were not converted to Christianity.
Adjective
Mudéjar (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to the Moors of al-Andalus who remained in Christian territory after the Reconquista but were not converted to Christianity.
- 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.2001, Peter Linehan, Janet Laughland Nelson, The Medieval World, page 61
- Of or pertaining to the style of Iberian architecture and decoration of the 12th to 16th centuries.
- These artisans and workers used particular techniques that earlier Muslims under Christian rule had refined into the Mudéjar style.2005, Mary Elizabeth Perry, The Handless Maiden: Moriscos and the Politics of Religion in Early Modern Spain, page 26
Noun
Mudéjar (countable and uncountable, plural Mudéjars or Mudéjares)
- Any of the Moors of al-Andalus who remained in Christian territory after the Reconquista but were not converted to Christianity.
- 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.1901, Henry Charles Lea, The Moriscos of Spain: Their Conversion and Expulsion, page 2
- In this way, the mudéjars of Valencia came to represent a solid Muslim enclave within Christian Iberia.2011, Norman Davies, Vanished Kingdoms, Penguin, published 2012, page 190
- A style of Iberian architecture and decoration of the 12th to 16th centuries.
Forms of Mudéjar
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Mudejar |
| Noun | |
| plural | Mudéjars |
| plural | Mudéjares |
Origin of Mudéjar
From Spanish mudéjar, from Arabic مُدَجَّن (mudajjan, “domesticated”), from the verb دَجَّنَ (dajjana, “to tame”), from دَجَنَ (dajana, “to become accustomed”).
Words formed from Mudéjar
Questions about Mudéjar
- What does Mudéjar mean?
- Mudéjar means of or pertaining to the Moors of al-Andalus who remained in Christian territory after the Reconquista but were not converted to Christianity.
- What part of speech is Mudéjar?
- Mudéjar can be an adjective or a noun.
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