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Mosque vs Pagoda - What's the difference?

mosque | pagoda |

As nouns the difference between mosque and pagoda

is that mosque is a place of worship for Muslims, often having at least one minaret; a masjid while pagoda is an Asian religious building, especially a multistory Buddhist tower, erected as a shrine or temple.

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

    pagoda

    English

    (wikipedia pagoda)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An Asian religious building, especially a multistory Buddhist tower, erected as a shrine or temple.
  • An ornamental structure, of that design, erected in a park or garden.
  • A unit of currency, a coin made of gold or half gold, issued by various dynasties in medieval southern India.
  • Derived terms

    * pagoda tree

    See also

    * stupa * wat ----