English Explanatory Dictionary

Moorish Scientist

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An adherent of the Moorish Science Temple of America, a religion founded in the early 20th century by Timothy Drew on the claim that African Americans descended from Moors and were originally Islamic, and centered on personal transformation and racial pride.

Word forms

Moorish Scientist Moorish Scientists

Related words

Moorish Science Nuwaubian Nation of Islam
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