Morian

M3O1R1I1A1N1
/ˈmɔəɹi.ən/

adjective

Moorish.

Scrabble 8

Meanings

Morian1

adjectiveMorian (not comparable)
  1. not comparableobsoleteMoorish.
nounMorian (plural Morians)

plural Morians

  1. obsoleteA Moor.

    In vain the Turks and Morians armed be.

    1600, [Torquato Tasso], “(please specify |book=1 to 20)”, in Edward Fairefax [i.e., Edward Fairfax], transl., Godfrey of Bulloigne, or The Recouerie of Ierusalem. […], London: […] Ar[nold] Hatfield, for I[saac] Iaggard and M[atthew] Lownes, →OCLC

Morian2

nounMorian (plural Morians)

plural Morians

  1. rareA player of the 1983 roguelike video game The Dungeons of Moria.

    Hello fellow Morians, I have recently down loaded^([sic]) moria^([sic]) v5.4 for Unix.

    1992 January 8, [Paul] <bs_s515@neptune.kingston.ac.uk>, “Umoria blues”, in rec.games.moria (Usenet)
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    Fellow Morians: Q: I've been playing the Mac version of Moria (MacMoria 5.3.1), and I just compiled the latest version of the Unix Moria. Is there any significant diiference between the mac version and the Unix version?

    1992 May 9, Nick C De Mello, “A few Questions...^([sic])”, in rec.games.moria (Usenet)

    While I haven't met any Blink Bunnies yet, I've learnt a violent dislike for Grabbits :-) which are almost as bad as Bigger Blue Icky things (Amiga Morians know what I mean) and was seriously puzzled at my first encounter with a Damage Sponge.

    1993 March 31, System Administrator, “Bug reports -- Morgul & (possible bug in) Druid Moria”, in rec.games.moria (Usenet)

    Hello fellow Morians, I've been playing moria^([sic]) on UNIX machine and my Amiga for about 5 years. I still read this newsgroup as a way to catch new strategies and also answer people's questions.

    1993 February 26, George Chen, “questions”, in rec.games.moria (Usenet)

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APA

Morian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Morian

MLA

“Morian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Morian. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Morian,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Morian.

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