Agarene identity

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feminine noun (history / archaism / religion)

Definition

A historical and religious term used in the past to designate the condition, origin, or religion of the Agarenes (Muslim populations, especially Ottomans or Tatars, considered in medieval writings to be the descendants of Hagar); by extension, the term referred to the state of paganism or the Muslim community in political or religious conflict with the Romanian Principalities.

Bilingual Equivalents

  • Agarene identity
  • Mahometanism

Grammatical & Source Details

Inflection Type Feminine abstract noun, regular structural plural variations in old ecclesiastical Romanian style.
Formation Abstract noun derived from 'agărean' (Agarene) using the traditional functional suffix '-ie'.
Spelling / Pronunciation [a.ɡə.re.ˈni.e]
Source Lexicon of Medieval Romanian Chronicles and Ecclesiastical Texts

Contextual Usage Examples

RO: În scrierile sale, bătrânul călugăr deplângea căderea multor tineri în agărenie după invazia otomană.

EN: In his writings, the old monk lamented the fall of many young people into Agarene ways after the Ottoman invasion.

RO: Documentul domnesc menționa bătăliile purtate de voievozii noștri împotriva celor de neam și agărenie.

EN: The princely document mentioned the battles fought by our voivodes against those of foreign race and Muslim faith.

RO: Trecerea simbolică la agărenie însemna lepădarea de credința strămoșească în fața autorităților din acea epocă.

EN: The symbolic conversion to the Muslim faith meant the renunciation of the ancestral faith before the authorities of that era.

Idioms & Phrases

Lege de agărenie / Agarene law

RO: Sintagmă veche folosită în manuscrisele bisericești pentru a descrie religia islamică sau codul de legi otomane.

EN: An old phrase used in ecclesiastical manuscripts to describe the Islamic religion or the Ottoman law code.

Cădere în agărenie / Falling into Islam

RO: Expresie cronicărească pentru actul de convertire la mahomedanism, adesea forțată sau politică.

EN: A chronicler's expression for the act of converting to Mohammedanism, often forced or political.

Neam de agărenie / Of Agarene descent

RO: Formulă medievală care făcea referire directă la popoarele otomane sau tătare aflate la hotarele țării.

EN: A medieval formula that referred directly to the Ottoman or Tatar peoples located at the borders of the country.

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