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Definition of Muezzin
1. Noun. The Muslim official of a mosque who summons the faithful to prayer from a minaret five times a day.
Definition of Muezzin
1. n. A Mohammedan crier of the hour of prayer.
Definition of Muezzin
1. Noun. The person who issues the call to prayer from one of the minarets of a mosque. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Muezzin
1. a Muslim crier who calls the faithful to prayer [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Muezzin
Literary usage of Muezzin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The New American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge edited by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1864)
"muezzin, an officer of a mosque in Mohammedan countries, who calls the faithful
to prayer at the 5 tunes in the day prescribed by the Koran, viz. ..."
2. Our Journey Around the World: An Illustrated Record of a Year's Travel of by Francis Edward Clark, Harriet Elizabeth Clark (1895)
"As we lie down to rest in the guest chamber of the elder of Baila we hear the
musical voice of the muezzin floating from the humble minaret near by, ..."
3. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"... modern Islam or Mohammedanism has a clergy (muezzin, announcer of the hours
of prayer; imam, leader of the prayers; khatib, ..."
4. Summer Cruise in the Mediterranean on Board an American Frigate by Nathaniel Parker Willis (1853)
"... of Mules laden -with Grapes—Turkish Mode of Living—Houses, Cafes, and "Women—The
Mosque and the muezzin—American Consul of tLe Dardanelles, ..."
5. Court Life in Egypt by Alfred Joshua Butler (1887)
"Mr. Gladstone and Turkey — An unjust steward — The devil's muezzin—Colonel Gordon
and the Khedive—First signs of the Rebellion—Stories of fortunes—The ..."
6. The New American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge edited by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1864)
"muezzin, an officer of a mosque in Mohammedan countries, who calls the faithful
to prayer at the 5 tunes in the day prescribed by the Koran, viz. ..."
7. Our Journey Around the World: An Illustrated Record of a Year's Travel of by Francis Edward Clark, Harriet Elizabeth Clark (1895)
"As we lie down to rest in the guest chamber of the elder of Baila we hear the
musical voice of the muezzin floating from the humble minaret near by, ..."
8. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"... modern Islam or Mohammedanism has a clergy (muezzin, announcer of the hours
of prayer; imam, leader of the prayers; khatib, ..."
9. Summer Cruise in the Mediterranean on Board an American Frigate by Nathaniel Parker Willis (1853)
"... of Mules laden -with Grapes—Turkish Mode of Living—Houses, Cafes, and "Women—The
Mosque and the muezzin—American Consul of tLe Dardanelles, ..."
10. Court Life in Egypt by Alfred Joshua Butler (1887)
"Mr. Gladstone and Turkey — An unjust steward — The devil's muezzin—Colonel Gordon
and the Khedive—First signs of the Rebellion—Stories of fortunes—The ..."
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