Mosque

//mɑsk// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A place of worship for Muslims, often having at least one minaret; a masjid.

    "There's a mosque near where I live."

  2. 2
    (Islam) a Muslim place of worship that usually has a minaret wordnet

Synonyms

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churchhouse of godhouse of worshipmasjidpagodasanctuary

Example

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"This is a house and that is a mosque."

Etymology

From Middle French mosquée, from Italian moschea, ultimately from Arabic مَسْجِد (masjid, literally “place of prostration”). Doublet of masjid.

Related phrases

Farthest Mosqueinter-mosquemosque affiliationmosque swallowmosque yardmosque-goermosque-goingvictory mosqueislam churchislam templeislamic churchislamic people

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