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mosque
- /mɑsk/ US
- /mɒsk/ UK
Rhymes with -ɒsk
Where it comes from
From Middle French mosquée, from Italian moschea, ultimately from Arabic مَسْجِد (masjid, literally “place of prostration”). Doublet of masjid.
noun mosques · mosk
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A place of worship for Muslims, often having at least one minaret; a masjid.
There's a mosque near where I live.
Similar: masjid
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: masjid, musjid, imam, temple, monastery, haram, holy, collector, compound, sanctuary, whole, umbrella, jama, cave, musk, al-aqsa
Translations
Every language
noun a place of worship for Muslims
| Español | mezquita |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 모스크 moseukeu |
| 日本語 | モスク mosuku, マスジド masujido |
| 中文 | 清真寺 qīngzhēnsì, 禮拜寺 /礼拜寺 lǐbàisì |
| हिन्दी | मस्जिद masjid, मसजिद masjid, मसीद masīd, मसीत masīt |
| Kiswahili | msikiti |
| Português | mesquita |
| Français | mosquée |
| Deutsch | Moschee |
| Italiano | moschea |
| Ελληνικά | τέμενος témenos, τζαμί tzamí |
| Română | moschee |
| Русский | мече́ть mečétʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | nhà thờ Hồi giáo, thánh đường |
| العربية | مَسْجِد masjid, جَامِع jāmiʕ, مُصَلًّى muṣallan |
| עברית | מִסְגָּד misgád |
Talk about this word "mosque." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mosque. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. mosque. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mosque "mosque." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mosque.Cite this
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title = {mosque},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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