mosque

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A place of worship for Muslims, often having at least one minaret; a masjid.

   There's a mosque near where I live.

2. 2
   noun

   (Islam) a Muslim place of worship that usually has a minaret

Etymology

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