masjid

(mŭs'jĭd)
n.
A mosque.

[Arabic, from Aramaic *masgid, place of worship, from səged, to bow down, worship.]

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Literally a place of prostration, it is a mosque for daily prayers.

(Arabic "place of prostration") The Muslim house of worship corresponding to a synagogue or church. The English term is "mosque."

masjid
noun   a Muslim place of worship; mosque

The partnership has brought rabbis to speak at the masjid and members of the masjid have attended prayer services at the synagogue (Pluralism.org)

The wordmasjid comes from Arabic and means 'place of prostration'.

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