mosque
[ mosk, mawsk ]
/ mɒsk, mɔsk /
noun
a Muslim temple or place of public worship.
Origin of mosque
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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British Dictionary definitions for mosque
mosque
/ (mɒsk) /
noun
a Muslim place of worship, usually having one or more minarets and often decorated with elaborate tracery and texts from the Koran
Also called: masjid, musjid
Word Origin for mosque
C14: earlier
mosquee, from Old French via Italian
moschea, ultimately from Arabic
masjid temple, place of prostration
Cultural definitions for mosque
mosque
A Muslim house of worship with at least one minaret, a tall, slender tower with balconies, used for calling the faithful to prayer.