mosque

A2 Topic:Religion & Belief

US /mɑsk/ UK /mɒsk/ See IPA manual

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Meanings

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noun
A building where Muslims gather to pray and worship.

There is a beautiful mosque near where I live.

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1 noun · a building where muslims... masjid

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sacred mosque
a mosque regarded with special religious reverence

Adjective + noun

Simplified etymology

Mosque entered English through French mosqué and Italian moschea. These were European adaptations of Arabic masjib, meaning “place of worship or prostration in prayer.”

Etymology

From Middle French mosquée, from Italian moschea, ultimately from Arabic مَسْجِد (masjid, literally “place of prostration”). Doublet of masjid.

mosquée Middle French moschea Italian مَسْجِد Arabic س ج د Arabic

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