Mosque vs Masque - What's the difference?
mosque | masque |
(Islam) A place of worship for Muslims, often having at least one minaret; a masjid.
(archaic) (in 16th-17th Century England & Europe) A dramatic performance, often performed at court as a royal entertainment, consisting of dancing, dialogue, pantomime and song.
(archaic) Words and music written for a masque.
(archaic) A masquerade.
A facial mask.
As nouns the difference between mosque and masque
is that mosque is a place of worship for Muslims, often having at least one minaret; a masjid while masque is (in 16th-17th Century England & Europe) A dramatic performance, often performed at court as a royal entertainment, consisting of dancing, dialogue, pantomime and song.As a verb masque is
archaic form of lang=en.mosque
English
(wikipedia mosque)Alternative forms
* (l)Noun
(en noun)- There's an Ahmadiyya mosque near to where I live.
Synonyms
* masjidCoordinate terms
* church, synagogue, temple, gurdwara, hof, fire temple, circle, mandir, jinja, House of WorshipDerived terms
*inter-mosque *unmosqued *mosqueful *antimosque *mosqued *cybermosque *mosquelike *paramosque *megamosque *supermosque *mosque service *mosque affiliationmasque
English
(wikipedia masque)Alternative forms
* maskNoun
(en noun)- mud masque'''; clay '''masque