Mozarabic

American  

[moh-zar-uh-bik] / moʊˈzær ə bɪk /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of the Mozarabs.

   Mozarabic culture.

2. of or relating to a style of Spanish church architecture produced from the 9th to the 15th centuries and characterized chiefly by the horseshoe arch.

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noun

1. any of the Romance dialects, descended from the Vulgar Latin of the Visigothic kingdom, that were spoken in the portions of Spain under Moorish control, were strongly influenced by Arabic, and subsequently had a significant impact on the development of Spanish.

Etymology

Origin of Mozarabic

First recorded in 1700–10; Mozarab + -ic

Example Sentences

Gesualdo’s “Sicut Ovis” and “Ecce Vidimus Eum”; Allegri’s “Miserere Mei, Deus”; Mozarabic and Gregorian chants and other works.

From New York Times • Mar. 25, 2010

It received the name of Mozarabic, from having been in use by Christians living in the midst of Arabs, or Moors, and was not discontinued in the Church of Spain until A.D.

From A Key to the Knowledge of Church History (Ancient) by Blunt, John Henry

Castro de Avelans is interesting and unique as having on the outside brick arcades, like those on the many Mozarabic churches at Toledo, a form of decoration not found elsewhere in Portugal.

From Portuguese Architecture by Watson, Walter Crum

This is the Mozarabic Chapel, sacred to the celebration of the early Christian rite of Spain.

From Castilian Days by Hay, John

It is balanced at the south end of the facade by the pretty cupola and lantern of the Mozarabic Chapel, the work of the Greek Theotocopouli.

From Castilian Days by Hay, John