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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_59533" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_59533" /> == | ||
<p> Originally the name of an [[Arab]] tribe, then applied to the Bedouin, and later to all the Moorish or Mohammedan people who invaded Europe, and against whom the Crusaders fought. The true derivation of the word was long a puzzle to philologers: Du Cange deduced it from Sarah, the wife of Abraham; Hottinger (Biblioth. Orient.) from the Arab saraca, to steal; Forster (Journey) from sahra, a desert; others from the [[Hebrew]] sarak, poor. The opinion most generally prevalent is that the word was originally Sharkeyn (Arab. | <p> Originally the name of an [[Arab]] tribe, then applied to the Bedouin, and later to all the Moorish or Mohammedan people who invaded Europe, and against whom the Crusaders fought. The true derivation of the word was long a puzzle to philologers: Du Cange deduced it from Sarah, the wife of Abraham; Hottinger (Biblioth. Orient.) from the Arab saraca, to steal; Forster (Journey) from sahra, a desert; others from the [[Hebrew]] sarak, poor. The opinion most generally prevalent is that the word was originally Sharkeyn (Arab. Eastern people), corrupted by the [[Greeks]] into '''''Σαρακηνοί''''' '','' from which the Romans derived their word ''Saraceni.'' (See [[Crusades]]); (See [[Moors]]); (See [[Spain]]). </p> | ||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_79343" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_79343" /> == | ||
