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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 [mɒsk]
n
(Non-Christian Religions / Islam) a Muslim place of worship, usually having one or more minarets and often decorated with elaborate tracery and texts from the Koran Also called masjid musjid
[earlier mosquee, from Old French via Italian moschea, ultimately from Arabic masjid temple, place of prostration]
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"

mosque
noun temple We go for prayers at the mosque five times a day.
Translations
mosque [mɒsk] Nmezquita f

mosque [ˈmɒsk] nmosquée f

mosque
nMoschee f

mosque [mɒsk] nmoschea
mosque [mɒsk] nmoschea

mosque
n mosque [mosk]
a Muslim place of worship. moskee مَسْجِد джамия mešita moské die Moschee τέμενος, τζαμί mezquita mošee مسجد moskeija mosquée מִסגָד मस्जिद džamija mecset masjid moska moschea 回教寺院 화교 사원 mečetė mošeja masjid moskee moské mesquita moschee мечеть mešita mošeja džamija moské สุเหร่า cami 清真寺 мечеть مسجد nhà thờ Hồi giáo

mosque جامع mešita moske Moschee τζαμί mezquita moskeija mosquée džamija moschea モスク 회교 사원 moskee moske meczet mesquita мечеть moské สุเหร่า cami đền thờ Hồi giáo 清真寺


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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.
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.
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.
 
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