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- [mosk, mawsk]
- /mɒsk, mɔsk/
- /mɒsk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mosk, mawsk]
- /mɒsk, mɔsk/
Definitions of mosque word
- noun mosque a Muslim temple or place of public worship. 1
- noun mosque A Muslim place of worship. 1
- noun mosque Muslim place of worship 1
- countable noun mosque A mosque is a building where Muslims go to worship. 0
- noun mosque a Muslim place of worship, usually having one or more minarets and often decorated with elaborate tracery and texts from the Koran 0
- noun mosque a Muslim temple or place of worship 0
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Origin of mosque
First appearance:
before 1600 One of the 39% oldest English words
1600-10; earlier mosquee < Middle French < Italian moschea ≪ Arabic masjid, derivative of sajada to worship, literally, prostrate oneself; the -ee seems to have been taken as diminutive suffix and dropped
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Parts of speech for Mosque
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pronoun
preposition
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determiner
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mosque popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
mosque usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for mosque
noun mosque
- sanctuary — a sacred or holy place.
- synagogue — a Jewish house of worship, often having facilities for religious instruction.
- shrine — a building or other shelter, often of a stately or sumptuous character, enclosing the remains or relics of a saint or other holy person and forming an object of religious veneration and pilgrimage.
- church — A church is a building in which Christians worship. You usually refer to this place as church when you are talking about the time that people spend there.
- house of worship — house of God.
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