Moorish is an English word with synonyms like moresque or muslim. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Moorish in a sentence
Moorish meaning
- Of or pertaining to the Moors or their culture.
- Of or pertaining to a style of Spanish and Portuguese architecture from the time of the Moors, characterized by the horseshoe arch and ornate, geometric decoration.
Synonyms of Moorish
Using Moorish
- The main meaning on this page is: Of or pertaining to the Moors or their culture. | Of or pertaining to a style of Spanish and Portuguese architecture from the time of the Moors, characterized by the horseshoe arch and ornate, geometric decoration.
- Useful related words include: moresque, muslim, moslem, moorish architecture.
- In the example corpus, moorish often appears in combinations such as: the moorish, of moorish, moorish and.
Context around Moorish
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 7 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Moorish
- In this selection, "moorish" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 20.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, great, greco, hispano, dominions, cities and columns stand out and add context to how "moorish" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include ad mentions moorish soldiers in and and greco moorish columns frame. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "moorish" sits close to words such as ade, admirably and alf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with moorish
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It has the Moorish and the contemporary architecture. (8 words)
Abú Yahya was the last Moorish leader of Majorca. (9 words)
After this defeat, Moorish attacks abated until Almanzor began his campaigns. (11 words)
Act 3 Belmonte and Pedrillo come to the garden with ladders (Aria, Belmonte: "Ich baue ganz auf deine Stärke" – "Love, only love, can now direct me"; Romanze, Pedrillo: "In Mohrenland gefangen war" – "In Moorish lands a maiden fair"). (38 words)
Nearly all of the Moorish dominions in Iberia were lost soon after, with the great Moorish cities of Cordova and Seville falling to the Christians in 1236 and 1248 respectively. (30 words)
Pristine white walls and Greco-Moorish columns frame a stunning turquoise sea that will surely tempt your loved ones in for kayaking, paddle boarding and splashing about. (27 words)
Example sentences (20)
Nearly all of the Moorish dominions in Iberia were lost soon after, with the great Moorish cities of Cordova and Seville falling to the Christians in 1236 and 1248 respectively.
Pristine white walls and Greco-Moorish columns frame a stunning turquoise sea that will surely tempt your loved ones in for kayaking, paddle boarding and splashing about.
Garcia said there is evidence that Cobb-Bey was a member of the Moorish Sovereign Citizens.
On the outside, with its interlacing panels, it is a beautiful example of the “broad style”, characteristic of the Hispano-Moorish decoration in the Almohad period.
The Irem Temple building in Wilkes-Barre is a national treasure and the nation’s most significant example of Moorish Revival Architecture.
AN original brass military diploma which dates from the middle of the Second Century AD mentions Moorish soldiers in Moesia, which is modem Serbia.
It has the Moorish and the contemporary architecture.
The Alcazaba and the Gibralfaro castle date from Spain’s Moorish period.
Today he opens the Sicilian-Moorish Norma in Charlotte Street, and tomorrow Glorious Game drops.
But the Moorish legacy is evident everywhere, in the shadowy tearooms called and back-street markets, in Arab names, the baths called hammams and food.
Molly is Liam’s daughter with ex-girlfriend Lisa Moorish, who he reunited with for the first time at a North London pub earlier this year.
Other enticements include Moorish architecture, a panoramic restaurant illuminated by 400 candles, and a pool shaded by lemon trees.
Some research shows the Queen was descended from a branch of the Portuguese royal family believed to have Moorish ancestry.
This Moorish-inspired palace is located at Europe’s oldest fairground, in the leafy Tivoli Gardens, opposite Central Station.
Abú Yahya was the last Moorish leader of Majorca.
Act 3 Belmonte and Pedrillo come to the garden with ladders (Aria, Belmonte: "Ich baue ganz auf deine Stärke" – "Love, only love, can now direct me"; Romanze, Pedrillo: "In Mohrenland gefangen war" – "In Moorish lands a maiden fair").
A fragment of two uncut sheets of Moorish -styled cards of a similar but plainer style were found in Spain and dated to the early 15th century.
After this defeat, Moorish attacks abated until Almanzor began his campaigns.
After viewing a large exhibition of Islamic art in Munich in 1910, he spent two months in Spain studying Moorish art.
A good number of recipes are the result of a combination of Moorish and Christian influences.
Common combinations with moorish
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the moorish 20×
- of moorish 11×
- moorish and 7×
- moorish revival 3×
- in moorish 3×
- moorish spain 3×
- moorish art 2×
- moorish rule 2×
- strong moorish 2×
- moorish influences 2×