Etymology dictionary. 2014.
Mosque — (m[o^]sk), n. [F. mosqu[ e]e, Sp. mezquita, Ar. masjid, from sajada to bend, adore.] A Mohammedan church or place of religious worship. [Written also {mosk}.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mosque — [mɔsk US ma:sk] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: mosquee, from Old Spanish mezquita, from Arabic masjid, from sajada to lie face downward ] a building in which Muslims worship … Dictionary of contemporary English
mosque — [ mask ] noun count * a building in which Muslims worship … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
mosque — [n] temple cathedral, chapel, church, holy place, house of God, house of worship, masjid, place of worship, sanctuary, shrine, synagogue, tabernacle; concepts 368,439 … New thesaurus
mosque — ► NOUN ▪ a Muslim place of worship. ORIGIN French, from Arabic … English terms dictionary
mosque — [mäsk] n. [Early ModE muskey < MFr mosquez < It moschea, ult. < Ar masjid, place of adoration, temple < sajada, to prostrate oneself, pray] a Muslim temple or place of worship … English World dictionary
Mosque — A modern style mosque built on water in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia … Wikipedia
mosque — /mosk, mawsk/, n. a Muslim temple or place of public worship. [1600 10; earlier mosquee < MF < It moschea Ar masjid, deriv. of sajada to worship, lit., prostrate oneself; the ee seems to have been taken as dim. suffix and dropped] * * * I Islamic … Universalium
Mosque No. 7 — Malcolm Shabazz Mosque No. 7 in a 2009 photograph Mosque No. 7 was the mosque in Harlem where Malcolm X preached until he left the Nation of Islam in 1964. Opened as Temple No. 7 of the Nation of Islam at the Harlem YMCA in 1946, it was just a… … Wikipedia
mosque */ — UK [mɒsk] / US [mɑsk] noun [countable] Word forms mosque : singular mosque plural mosques a building in which Muslims worship … English dictionary
