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Definition of muezzin
: a Muslim crier who calls the hour of daily prayers
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And Norman Sider, a 49-year member of the Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation, was reminded by the sound of the call to prayer to the streets in Israel where the muezzin's calls were heard over loudspeakers.
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Visitors looking for a minaret or trying to follow the call of the muezzin will search in vain.
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Muezzin calls to Muslim prayer echo off the surrounding hills.
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Designed by Berlin artist Oliver Sturm, the former photo booth offers a vast variety of prayers, including the Christian Lord's Prayer, the Jewish Shma Israel and the Islamic muezzin's call to prayer.
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Designed by Berlin artist Oliver Sturm, the former photo booth offers a vast variety of prayers, including the Christian Lord’s Prayer, the Jewish Shma Israel and the Islamic muezzin’s call to prayer.
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One recent chilly morning outside the mosque, the muezzin’s rising call filled the air.
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As Lichtenberg walks off toward the hospital, the drone of the muezzin’s call to prayer crackles and hisses over a loudspeaker.
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Origin and Etymology of muezzin
ultimately from Arabic mu'adhdhin
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