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mosque::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | house of god, house of prayer, house of worship, place of worship |
Examples of mosque
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He gives to the poor at Christmas and paid for renovations at a downtown mosque.
From the thenewstribune.com
He had been living on the streets, near a mosque where free food is distributed.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Muslims also wash their hands and feet at a fountain before they enter a mosque.
From the sfgate.com
Libyan rebel fighters rest outside a mosque as they prepare to advance on Sirte.
From the guardian.co.uk
On holidays, crowds of the observant spill out on the streets around the mosque.
From the washingtonpost.com
Abdullah's mosque is at a two-family flat next to a boarded-up house in Detroit.
From the dailyherald.com
The attack was the second against a mosque used by security forces in two weeks.
From the washingtontimes.com
Rawalpindi is near Islamabad, and the mosque is near national army headquarters.
From the cnn.com
Several youths who attended it have vanished, putting the mosque under scrutiny.
From the latimes.com
- (Islam) a Muslim place of worship that usually has a minaret
- A mosque (/mu0252sk/; from Arabic: u0627u0644u0645u0633u062Cu062Fu200Eu200E Al-masjid) is a place of worship for followers of Islam.
- A place of worship for Muslims, corresponding to a church or synagogue in other religions, often having at least one minaret; a masjid
- The place of worship and prayer. Also called "Masjid".
- A place of worship for Muslims. Mosques are also used as community places and places of study and learning.
- According to Bernard Lewis, the name mosque derives from the Arabic masjid, literally a place of prostration. The word mosque hasalso been traced at least in rumor to either Queen Isabella or her husband, King Ferdinand, of Spain, who were expanding Christianity against the Muslims. ...
- The mosque (masjid in Arabic) is a house of prayer for community worship. The main prayer hall of a mosque is usually fairly empty; having floors covered with fine carpets rather than chairs. ...
- An Islamic religious building for communal prayer
- The Arabic word is masjid, meaning "place of prostration" before God. Muhammad built the first mosque in Medina. A mosque should be oriented toward Mecca. In many Islamic societies, mosques serve social and political functions in addition to religious ones.
