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Mosaic vs Mosque - What's the difference?

mosaic | mosque |

As nouns the difference between mosaic and mosque

is that mosaic is mosaic while mosque is (islam) a place of worship for muslims, often having at least one minaret; a masjid.

mosaic

English

Alternative forms

* mosaick (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A piece of artwork created by placing colored squares (usually tiles) in a pattern so as to create a picture.
  • (genetics) An individual composed of two or more cell lines of different genetic or chromosomal constitution, but from the same zygote.
  • (botany) A viral disease of plants.
  • A composite picture made from overlapping photographs.

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • (of an individual) Containing cells of varying genetic constitution.

    • Related terms

    * alphamosaic * mosaicism * mosaicist * photomosaic

    See also

    * ("mosaic" on Wikipedia) *

    mosque

    English

    (wikipedia mosque)

    Alternative forms

    * (l)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Islam) A place of worship for Muslims, often having at least one minaret; a masjid.
    • There's an Ahmadiyya mosque near to where I live.

    Synonyms

    * masjid

    Coordinate terms

    * church, synagogue, temple, gurdwara, hof, fire temple, circle, mandir, jinja, House of Worship

    Derived terms

    *inter-mosque *unmosqued *mosqueful *antimosque *mosqued *cybermosque *mosquelike *paramosque *megamosque *supermosque *mosque service *mosque affiliation