muezzin

noun mu·ez·zin \ mü-ˈe-zᵊn , myü- ; ˈmwe-zᵊn \

Updated on: 19 Mar 2018

Definition of muezzin

: a Muslim crier who calls the hour of daily prayers

Recent Examples of muezzin from the Web

The mosque’s imam and muezzin were at the funeral, too, their heads swathed in bandages after being wounded in the attack.

— carlotta gall, New York Times, "On Turkey’s Border With Syria, Many Are Eager for War," 26 Jan. 2018
Without electricity or loudspeakers to broadcast the call to prayer, muezzins must rely on the strength of their own voices for the five-times-a-day ritual.

— michael holtz, The Christian Science Monitor, "Bangladesh opens doors – and hearts – to fleeing Rohingya," 3 Oct. 2017
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.

— robert king, Indianapolis Star, "A call to Muslim Ramadan prayer in a most unusual place," 23 June 2017
Visitors looking for a minaret or trying to follow the call of the muezzin will search in vain.

— kirsten grieshaber, The Seattle Times, "Germany opens its first liberal mosque in Berlin," 16 June 2017
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.

— kirsten grieshaber, chicagotribune.com, "German airport offers prayer booth in 65 languages," 8 May 2017
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.

— Washington Post, "German airport offers prayer booth in 65 languages," 5 May 2017
One recent chilly morning outside the mosque, the muezzin’s rising call filled the air.

— andy newman, New York Times, "The State of Your Block, 2017," 24 Mar. 2017
As Lichtenberg walks off toward the hospital, the drone of the muezzin’s call to prayer crackles and hisses over a loudspeaker.

— chris nashawaty, WIRED, "The Jerusalem Syndrome: Why Some Religious Tourists Believe They Are the Messiah," 17 Feb. 2012

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