Almoravide

British  

/ ælˈmɔːrəˌvaɪd, ælˈmɔːrəvɪd /

noun

1. a member of a fanatical people of Berber origin and Islamic faith, who founded an empire in N Africa that spread over much of Spain in the 11th century _a.d

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Etymology

Origin of Almoravide

from Arabic al-murābitūn the holy ones

Example Sentences

Next came a proclamation of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, in the land of the great Berber warriors who established the medieval Almoravide empire and built the fabled city of Marrakesh.

From Time Magazine Archive

The new kingdom of Morocco occupies about a fifth of this old Almoravide empire.

From Time Magazine Archive

Here the fame of the Almoravide leader in Spain, Yusuf ibn Tashifin, is said to have reached Ghazzali, and to have made him think of journeying thither.

From Mystics and Saints of Islam by Field, Claud

Abd-el-Mumin was the leader of the Almohades, who succeeded to the Almoravide power in Africa and Spain.

From The Moors in Spain by Lane-Poole, Stanley

The Almoravide rule was not so just and prudent as that of the Moors who preceded them, and the people groaned under its despotism.

From The Story of Seville by Hartley, C. Gasquoine (Catherine Gasquoine)