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masjid

masjid

7 8.2
A building where Muslims go to pray
  • noun
  • /ˈmɑːʒɪd/
translation icon : mezquita
  • Makram El-Amin, the imam of Masjid An-Nur, welcomed everyone to the service.
  • Babri Masjid
  • Masjid Malcolm Shabazz
  • Shi'a Masjid

That's why you see a lot of older people rather than younger people in Masjid at Fudge time.

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Examples

  • FIG. 3 -- The newly completed Jamia Masjid (mosque) in eastern Las Vegas attests to the growing diversity of faith in the city.

    Academic text (2012)
  • We come to the masjid to pray and reflect on our faith.

  • But my dad goes to the masjid.

  • What about all the work you do helping people at the masjid?

  • A brother came with his friend to the masjid a little before iftar.

    Blog text (13)
  • His noble body was buried where he died in his Masjid in Madina

  • That's why you see a lot of older people rather than younger people in Masjid at Fudge time.

  • Thus Abu Bake declared in the Prophet's Masjid

  • The elegant Dawoodi Bohra Shi'a Masjid in Northolt is hidden away in a London industrial estate.

    Academic text (2003)
  • During Ramadan, the community gathers at the masjid for nightly prayers.

Synonyms

mosque
vsmasjid
182 2.8

A building where Muslims pray, often with a tall tower called a minaret

focuses on the general Muslim place of worship without highlighting architecture
house of worship
vsmasjid
11 2.9

A building where people gather for prayer or religious services

applies only to Muslim communal worship rather than all religious buildings
musjid
vsmasjid
  • Archaic
9.9

A building where Muslims pray

is the identical concept presented in a different common spelling form
jama
vsmasjid
  • Indian
9.9

A building where people meet for prayer or community events

refers to a Muslim worship place not any general meeting location

Surface Forms

masjid singular
masjids plural

Etymology

The word masjid comes from the Arabic root s-j-d, which means 'to bow down'. A masjid is literally a 'place to bow down', so the name reminds us it is where Muslims go to bow and pray.