MOSQUE Definition & Meaning

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mosque

[ mosk, mawsk ]

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noun

a Muslim temple or place of public worship.

mosque

/ ��ɒ�� /

noun

a Muslim place of worship, usually having one or more minarets and often decorated with elaborate tracery and texts from the Koran Also calledmasjidmusjid

mosque

A Muslim house of worship with at least one minaret, a tall, slender tower with balconies, used for calling the faithful to prayer.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of mosque¹

1600–10; earlier mosquee < Middle French < Italian moschea ≪ Arabic masjid, derivative of sajada to worship, literally, prostrate oneself; the -ee seems to have been taken as diminutive suffix and dropped

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of mosque¹

C14: earlier mosquee, from Old French via Italian moschea, ultimately from Arabic masjid temple, place of prostration

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Since then, mosques in both Deraa and Damascus have reportedly called for jihad against Israeli forces.

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As the call to prayer rang out in Sagaing last Friday, hundreds of Muslims hurried to the five mosques in central Myanmar.

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Fearing a follow-up attack, law enforcement targeted Muslim Americans, surveilling mosques and casting a startlingly wide net of suspicion with a sweeping disregard for civil liberties.

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The government said the powers were in response to a series of "intimidating protests" near synagogues and mosques in recent months.

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