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mosque  (msk)
n.
A Muslim house of worship.
[French mosquée, from Old French mousquaie, from Old Italian moschea, from moscheta, from Old Spanish mezquita, from Arabic masjid; see masjid.]
mosque
Noun
a Muslim place of worship [Arabic masjid temple]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.mosque - (Islam) a Muslim place of worship that usually has a minaret
mihrab - (Islam) a niche in the wall of a mosque that indicates the direction of Mecca
minaret - slender tower with balconies
house of God, house of prayer, house of worship, place of worship - any building where congregations gather for prayer
Mohammedanism, Muhammadanism, Muslimism, Islam, Islamism - the monotheistic religious system of Muslims founded in Arabia in the 7th century and based on the teachings of Muhammad as laid down in the Koran; "Islam is a complete way of life, not a Sunday religion"; "the term Muhammadanism is offensive to Muslims who believe that Allah, not Muhammad, founded their religion"
Translations
Spanish mosque [mɔsk] n → mezquita
French mosque [mɔsk] n → mosquée f
German mosque [mɔsk] n → Moschee f
Italian mosque [mɔsk] n → moschea
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from an English gentleman in the party checked the adventurer, and then we were informed that so dire a profanation is it for a Christian dog to set foot upon the sacred threshold of a Moorish mosque that no amount of purification can ever make it fit for the faithful to pray in again.
The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
And some three centuries ago, an English traveller in old Harris's Voyages, speaks of a Turkish Mosque built in honor of Jonah, in which mosque was a miraculous lamp that burnt without any oil.
Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context
The pinnacle of the mosque had vanished, and the roof line of the college itself looked as if a hundred-ton gun had been at work upon it.
The War Of The Worlds by Wells, H.G. View in context
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