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Definition of Mosque

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

Definition of Mosque

1. n. A Mohammedan church or place of religious worship.

Definition of Mosque

1. Noun. (Islam) A place of worship for Muslims, corresponding to a church or synagogue in other religions, often having at least one minaret; a masjid. ¹

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Definition of Mosque

1. a Muslim house of worship [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mosque

Literary usage of Mosque

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Encyclopaedia Britannica, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"The next in date, and built also in brick, is the mosque El Hakim (c. 1003). ... The mosque cover* a Urge ала, and would seem to have been occupied by four ..."

2. A Text-book of the History of Architecture by Alfred Dwight Foster Hamlin (1909)
"Palaces and mosques at Fez; great mosque at Seville, 1172. ... Palace and Jumma Musjid at Delhi; Muti Musjid (Pearl mosque) and Taj Mahal at Agra, ..."

3. A History of Architecture in All Countries, from the Earliest Times to the by James Fergusson (1893)
"Window in mosque of same .. 529 981. Plan of mosque of Sultan Hassan, Cairo 531 982. ... Plan of Great mosque at Mecca 537 987. Plan of Great mosque of ..."

4. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"Though not the earliest, the great mosque of Cordova ia the most magnificent, and in the main the beat preserved, of this typical form.1 It was begun in ..."

5. History of Indian and Eastern Architectureby James Fergusson by James Fergusson (1891)
"Interior of a Tomb at Old Delhi 124 283. mosque at ... Courtyard of Great mosque at Mandu 158 310. Modern curved form of Roof .. 161 311. ..."

6. The Manners & Customs of the Modern Egyptians by Edward William Lane (1908)
"They were perhaps in imitation of the covered portion of the Prophet's mosque, or suggested by the same reason,—a shelter from the sun,—in each case, while, ..."

7. A History of Architecture by Russell Sturgis, Arthur Lincoln Frothingham (1909)
"188 173 Different forms of arches 189 174 Interior of mosque of Omar, or Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem . . 192 175 Same; exterior; the Dome of David on left ..."

8. Encyclopaedia Britannica, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"The next in date, and built also in brick, is the mosque El Hakim (c. 1003). ... The mosque cover* a Urge ала, and would seem to have been occupied by four ..."

9. A Text-book of the History of Architecture by Alfred Dwight Foster Hamlin (1909)
"Palaces and mosques at Fez; great mosque at Seville, 1172. ... Palace and Jumma Musjid at Delhi; Muti Musjid (Pearl mosque) and Taj Mahal at Agra, ..."

10. A History of Architecture in All Countries, from the Earliest Times to the by James Fergusson (1893)
"Window in mosque of same .. 529 981. Plan of mosque of Sultan Hassan, Cairo 531 982. ... Plan of Great mosque at Mecca 537 987. Plan of Great mosque of ..."

11. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"Though not the earliest, the great mosque of Cordova ia the most magnificent, and in the main the beat preserved, of this typical form.1 It was begun in ..."

12. History of Indian and Eastern Architectureby James Fergusson by James Fergusson (1891)
"Interior of a Tomb at Old Delhi 124 283. mosque at ... Courtyard of Great mosque at Mandu 158 310. Modern curved form of Roof .. 161 311. ..."

13. The Manners & Customs of the Modern Egyptians by Edward William Lane (1908)
"They were perhaps in imitation of the covered portion of the Prophet's mosque, or suggested by the same reason,—a shelter from the sun,—in each case, while, ..."

14. A History of Architecture by Russell Sturgis, Arthur Lincoln Frothingham (1909)
"188 173 Different forms of arches 189 174 Interior of mosque of Omar, or Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem . . 192 175 Same; exterior; the Dome of David on left ..."

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