MOSQUE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mosque mean? 

• MOSQUE (noun)
  The noun MOSQUE has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: MOSQUE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MOSQUE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("mosque" is a kind of...):

house of God; house of prayer; house of worship; place of worship (any building where congregations gather for prayer)

Meronyms (parts of "mosque"):

mihrab ((Islam) a niche in the wall of a mosque that indicates the direction of Mecca)

minaret (slender tower with balconies)

Domain category:

Islam; Islamism; Mohammedanism; Muhammadanism; Muslimism (the monotheistic religious system of Muslims founded in Arabia in the 7th century and based on the teachings of Muhammad as laid down in the Koran)