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# mosque

noun (a mosque, mosques)

«mosque» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A building where Muslims go to pray and worship together. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mosque/#m1)

### In the lessons

In religious education lessons: a mosque often has a dome and a tall tower called a minaret, from which the call to prayer is made; people take off their shoes and wash before praying; the main prayer day is Friday. Visiting a place of worship respectfully: dress modestly, be quiet. Other places of worship: church, synagogue, temple, gurdwara.

### Examples

- We visited a mosque on our school trip. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mosque/#x1)
- People take off their shoes before they enter the mosque. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mosque/#x2)
- The mosque has a big green dome. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mosque/#x3)
- My neighbour goes to the mosque on Fridays. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mosque/#x4)
- The call to prayer comes from the minaret of the mosque. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mosque/#x5)
- The mosque is decorated with beautiful patterns, not pictures of people. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mosque/#x6)
- They walked about the bazaar and went to the mosque, but nobody saluted them or invited them to come in and rest. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mosque/#x7)

### Note

Spelling: «mosque» ends in «-que», said «mosk». Countable: a mosque, mosques. A mosque is for Muslims (followers of Islam); a church is for Christians, a synagogue for Jews, a temple for Hindus and Buddhists, a gurdwara for Sikhs.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «mosque» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mosque/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«mosque» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/mosque.html) on Mova free.