Mosque Definition

mŏsk
mosques
noun
A Muslim temple or place of worship.
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Noun

Singular:
mosque
Plural:
mosques

Origin of Mosque

  • French mosquée from Old French mousquaie from Old Italian moschea from moscheta from Old Spanish mezquita from Arabic masjid masjid

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French mosquée, from Italian moschea, ultimately from Arabic مَسْجِدٌ (masjid, literally “place of prostration").

    From Wiktionary

Mosque Sentence Examples

  • Her mosque was built in 1418.

  • He must not sit in a mosque, except under necessity, but in some open, accessible place.

  • Here begins the mosque of Gauhar Shad.'

  • 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.

  • The church, which was converted into a mosque by the Turks, was partly destroyed by earthquakes in 1818 and 1858.

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Words Starting With

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Words Ending With

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