Meaning & use

mosque

noun·Everyday

A building used by Muslims as a place of worship and communal prayer.

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Worshippers removed their shoes before entering the mosque for Friday prayers.

The old mosque's minaret towers over the narrow streets of the old town.

A note on using this word

Capitalize 'Mosque' only when it is part of a proper name, such as the Blue Mosque.

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