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mosque

noun

Definition of mosque

as in synagogue

a building that is used for Muslim religious services

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Recent Examples of mosque Most places of worship built after 1905, including most mosques, are financed and maintained by religious organizations. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026 The attorney general's office did not identify the mosque or say which community Choucair was referring to. — CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026 The confrontation began Friday after a suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into a mosque, and gunmen stormed the facility, killing 21 people and wounding 103 others. — Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026 In the course of three weeks, Israeli soldiers destroyed much of the area, razing schools and mosques and commandeering buildings for use as military posts. — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mosque

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The Associated Press LONDON -- Two Iranian men conducted surveillance of a Manchester synagogue that was the site of a deadly attack a year ago as part of a plot to bomb it this year, a prosecutor said Saturday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
The suspects – named as Salam Ahmadyan, 36, and Rahman Salehi, 34 – were arrested on September 20, on the eve of the Jewish holiday Yom Kippur and almost exactly a year after a terrorist attack at a Manchester synagogue killed two worshippers.

— Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2026

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The temple, with its pagoda-style roof, has been around for centuries and is considered one of the most important Hindu pilgrimage sites in Asia.

— Andrew Jones, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2026
There are also less busy sites nearby including Hannya-ji Temple, a serene haven known for its sea of cosmos flowers and Japan’s tallest stone pagoda.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2026

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Sea turtles now nest on the secluded sandy beach that’s for all intents and purposes private, save for villagers occasionally visiting the small oceanfront temple for ceremonies.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026
Tokyo’s hospitality scene is as diverse as the city itself, a place of dizzying contrasts where ancient temples sit in the shadow of gleaming skyscrapers, and traditional craftsmanship juxtaposes cutting-edge technology.

— Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 30 Sep. 2026

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