Minaret

Word MINARET
Character 7
Hyphenation min a ret
Pronunciations /ˈmɪnəɹɛt/

Definitions and meanings of "Minaret"

What do we mean by minaret?

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. 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. noun

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. noun

The tall slender tower of an Islamic mosque, from which the muezzin recites the adhan (call to prayer) noun

Slender tower with balconies noun

The tall slender tower of an Islamic mosque, from which the muezzin recites the adhan (call to prayer).

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The word "minaret" in example sentences

It is said that the word minaret comes from the Arabic term Al - manar, which means lighthouse and minaret. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Scott, you clearly were unaware that the minaret is the new axis of evil. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Mosul's degenerating old quarter, with its beetling Ottoman walls and elegantly stuccoed twelfth-century Seljuk minaret, is testimony to this cosmopolitan lineage. ❋ Unknown (2006)

"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. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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." ❋ Unknown (2009)

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. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The mosque, where father goes to pray, has a big tall tower next to it, called a minaret. ❋ Bruce Lansky (1995)

Forward (?) the hull flared and then came to a point, making Patulcius and Svoboda recall a minaret or a church spire. ❋ Anderson, Poul, 1926- (1989)

There is also wanting in the town the feature which makes most Moslem towns picturesque, namely the minaret; the mosques of the Ibadhuyah sect being squalid and uninteresting. ❋ Mabel Bent (N/A)

A grandiose view it is, recalling the minaret of Mansourah near Tclemcen in Algeria, that gigantic monolith apparently carved out of Indian gold and cleft in two like a pomegranate. ❋ Matilda Betham-Edwards (1877)

The case went to Switzerland's highest court, which approved construction, though not because the minaret was a form of religious expression. ❋ Unknown (2010)

• 50 Potterrow, behind the National Museum of Scotland, near to the University - the minaret is a clue, 07792 230407, mosquekitchen. co.uk joefrozentoes ❋ Unknown (2010)

The seventh feature is a minaret, which is normally used for the call to prayer. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The outer staircase is a feature found in Samarran architecture and proves that at least part of the minaret is the original structure.

The party introduced their referendum by saying, "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." ❋ Unknown (2009)

The minaret is a symbol of a political and aggressive Islam, it's a symbol of Islamic law. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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