a Muslim temple or place of worship
Origin of mosque
Early Modern English muskey from Middle French mosquez from Italian moschea, ultimately from Arabic masjid, place of adoration, temple from sajada, to prostrate oneself, pray
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The definition of a mosque is a Muslim place of worship.
An example of a mosque is the Friday Mosque of Herat.
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noun
A building used as a place of Muslim worship.
Origin of mosque
French mosquée from Middle French mousquaie from Old Italian moschea ultimately ( possibly with influence from Old Italian musco musk (in reference to the perfuming of mosques with musk) ) from Old SpanishMedieval Latin mezquita from Byzantine Greek masgidion or Armenian mzkit&rough; both from Arabic masjid ( perhaps in a dialectal pronunciation such as Egyptian Arabic masgid ); see masjid .
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al-Hariri Mosque
Sidon, Lebanon
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Noun
(plural mosques)
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Sentence Examples
- He must not sit in a mosque, except under necessity, but in some open, accessible place.
- Her mosque was built in 1418.
- A ruined mosque with a tall minaret stands by the river-brink.
- There are remains of a Moorish fort on the hill commanding the town; and the north gateway - the Puerta del Colegio - is a fine lofty arch, surmounted by an emblematic statue and the city arms. The most prominent buildings are the episcopal palace (1733), with a frontage of a 600 ft.; the town house (1843), containing important archives; and the cathedral, a small Gothic structure built on the site of a former mosque in the 14th century, and enlarged and tastelessly restored in 1829.
- Of the principal mosques the large Buyuk Djamia, with nine metal cupolas, has become the National Museum; the Tcherna Djamia or Black Mosque, latterly used as a prison, has been transformed into a handsome church; the Banyabashi Djamia, with its picturesque minaret, is still used by Moslem worshippers.
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