Mosque
/mɒsk/noun
A building used for Islamic worship.
Did you know?English mosque comes through French and Spanish from Arabic masjid, meaning a place of prostration — literally a word built around the act of bowing down in prayer.
Etymological Timeline
Arabic
Arabic
masjid
“place of prostration; mosque”
Medieval Latin
Latin
meschita
“mosque”
Old French
Old French
mosquée
“mosque”
16th Century
English
mosque
“a Muslim place of worship”
Modern English
English
mosque
“a building used for Islamic worship”