minaret

Noun

Meaning

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

derrick citadel belfry colonnade carillon colossus tower castle dome beacon barbican pagoda support post prop
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Antonyms

shack service care opposition decrease maintenance
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Hypernyms

tower

Anagrams

raiment antmire antimer artemin Martine matrine meranti Mertian Reitman tranime Tremain trimean mirante

Examples

Religious symbols should be visible in public space, in a dignified and non-provocative manner. Christmas trees here, Jewish menorahs there and, further along, a minaret - these symbols represent human life in all its diversity. Tariq Ramadan

He who steals the minaret shall find a case to hide it. Bulgarian Proverb

Who steals the minaret will have a cover ready. Turkish Proverb

First dig a well, then steal the minaret. Persian Proverb

Abd al-Rahman III contributed the magnificent minaret which was later imitated in Seville as well as in Rabat and Marrakesh in Morocco. Source: Internet

Almost all that is left of the 850-year-old al-Nuri mosque, blown up by IS fighters as they fled, is the stump of its famed minaret. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

minarchy Minard Minardi minareted minaretlike minargent