Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A tall slender tower attached to a mosque, having one or more projecting balconies from which a muezzin or a recording of a muezzin summons the people to prayer.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In Moslem arch., a slender and lofty turret typically rising by several stages or stories, and surrounded by one or more projecting balconies, characteristic of Mohammedan mosques, and corresponding to the belfry of a Christian church.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Arch.) A slender, lofty tower attached to a mosque and surrounded by one or more projecting balconies, from which the summon to prayer is cried by the muezzin.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun the tall slender
tower of anIslamic mosque , from which themuezzin recites theadhan (call to prayer)
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun slender tower with balconies
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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It is said that the word minaret comes from the Arabic term Al - manar, which means lighthouse and minaret.
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Scott, you clearly were unaware that the minaret is the new axis of evil.
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Mosul's degenerating old quarter, with its beetling Ottoman walls and elegantly stuccoed twelfth-century Seljuk minaret, is testimony to this cosmopolitan lineage.
The Coming Normalcy? 2006
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Mosul's degenerating old quarter, with its beetling Ottoman walls and elegantly stuccoed twelfth-century Seljuk minaret, is testimony to this cosmopolitan lineage.
The Coming Normalcy? 2006
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Mosul's degenerating old quarter, with its beetling Ottoman walls and elegantly stuccoed twelfth-century Seljuk minaret, is testimony to this cosmopolitan lineage.
The Coming Normalcy? 2006
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"The minaret is a sign of political power and demand, comparable with whole-body covering by the burqa, tolerance of forced marriage and genital mutilation of girls," the sponsors said.
Wael Nawara: After The Swiss Ban On Building Minarets, 3D Islam: A Religion Or A Political Ideology? 2009
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They told voters that "the minaret is a sign of political power and demand, comparable with whole-body covering by the burqa, tolerance of forced marriage and genital mutilation of girls."
Ahmed Rehab: Swiss Radicalization: A Sign of Things to Come? 2009
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While there are only four minarets in Switzerland, a country that is home to approximately 400,000 Muslims, supporters of the referendum mindlessly charge that the minaret is a political symbol of militant Islam.
John L. Esposito: Are Swiss Alps Threatened by Minarets? 2009
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"The minaret is a sign of political power and demand, comparable with whole-body covering by the burqa, tolerance of forced marriage and genital mutilation of girls," the sponsors said.
Wael Nawara: After The Swiss Ban On Building Minarets, 3D Islam: A Religion Or A Political Ideology? 2009
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The mosque, where father goes to pray, has a big tall tower next to it, called a minaret.
Girls to the Rescue book #2 Bruce Lansky 1995
singlepayernow commented on the word minaret
why did i add this word on my list?
November 30, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word minaret
Because it's a really cool word? Just a guess!
November 30, 2007