mosque
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of mosque
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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Example Sentences
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Rahman, an electrical engineer who would shed no tears for Khamenei, was driving his elderly father — and avid Khamenei supporter — to a mosque where he would be participating in a mourning event.
From Los Angeles Times
Dressed mainly in black, the Ayatollah’s devoted followers poured into mosques and public squares in major cities on Sunday to mark the start of a 40-day mourning period.
"He was martyred near the mosque while trying to leave," he told AFP.
From Barron's
Volunteers at the mosque noticed an axe inside the bag and escorted the white man into a separate room.
From BBC
The International Centre for Counter-Terrorism describes how Russian agents poured green paint over Jewish sites and deposited pig heads in front of mosques in Paris.
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