Almohad

[ al-muh-had ]

/ ˈæl məˌhæd /

noun

a member of a Muslim dynasty ruling in Spain and northern Africa during the 12th and 13th centuries.

Also Al·mo·hade

[al-muh-heyd, -had] /ˈæl məˌheɪd, -ˌhæd/.

Origin of Almohad

From the Arabic word al-muwaḥḥid literally, the one who professes the unity of God

Example sentences from the Web for almohade

The ajimez windows, the cusped arches, and the decorations of this doorway are fine examples of Almohade art.

The Story of Seville |Walter M. Gallichan
The authority of the Almohade khalifas was nominally recognized in the city sixteen years longer.

Southern Spain |A.F. Calvert
Seville and Crdova each had a different governor; the Almohade unity was ruptured, and the empire was crumbling.

The Story of Seville |Walter M. Gallichan
The portal is very fine, but the Moorish features are the work of Mudejar and not Almohade artisans.

Southern Spain |A.F. Calvert

Mosaic tile-work, such as appears in Seville at the time of the Almohade invasion.

The Arts and Crafts of Older Spain, Volume II (of 3) |Leonard Williams

British Dictionary definitions for almohade

Almohade

Almohad (ˈælməˌhæd)

/ (ˈælməˌheɪd, -ˌheɪdiː) /

noun plural -hades or -hads

a member of a group of puritanical Muslims, originally Berbers, who arose in S Morocco in the 12th century as a reaction against the corrupt Almoravides and who ruled Spain and all Maghrib from about 1147 to after 1213

Word Origin for Almohade

from Arabic al-muwahhid

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