muezzin
/muːˈɛzɪn
/noun
A man who calls Muslims to prayer from the minaret of a mosque.On July 10, the muezzin called for the Muslim prayers from the minarets of Grenada's grand mosque once again after nearly 500 years of Muslim rule on the Iberian Peninsula....
- We are in the Fathwat al Arab (The Arab Quarters) neighborhood in central Baghdad, within the hearing distance of a muezzin calling from the minaret of the elegant al Gailani Mosque.
- The great white marble dome of the mausoleum is flanked by free-standing minarets from which the muezzin calls the faithful to prayer.
Origin
Late 16th century: dialect variant of Arabic mu'aḏḏin, active participle of aḏḏana' 'proclaim'.
Rhymes
- Lineker, Gary
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- linemate
- linen
- linen basket
- linenfold
- line of argument
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- line one's pocket
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