English Explanatory Dictionary

mosque

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/mɑsk/ /mɒsk/ en-us-mosque.ogg

Word forms

mosque mosques mosk

Etymology

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

Synonyms

masjid

Derived words

antimosque cybermosque Farthest Mosque inter-mosque intermosque megamosque mosque affiliation mosqued mosqueful mosque-goer mosque-going mosqueing mosqueless mosquelike mosque swallow mosque yard mosquish paramosque supermosque unmosqued victory mosque
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