Moorish Scientist
English
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Noun
Moorish Scientist (plural Moorish Scientists)
- 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.
See also
- Moorish Science
- Nuwaubian
- Nation of Islam