mosque

Etymology

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

noun

  1. (Islam) A place of worship for Muslims, often having at least one minaret; a masjid.
    There's a mosque near where I live.

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