muezzin

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mu·ez·zin /muːˈezɪn, ˈmwezɪn/ noun [countable]  RRIa man who calls Muslims to prayer from a mosque 宣礼员〔清真寺中召唤信徒做礼拜的人〕

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muezzin• From the top of one these, a muezzin calls the faithful to prayer.• I sat watching as the sun reached its zenith and the muezzin began to call the people to prayers.Origin muezzin (1500-1600) Arabic mu'adhdhin

mu·ez·zin nounChineseSyllable  

mosque from Muslims calls who Corpus prayer man a a to

muezzin
mu‧ez‧zin /muːˈezən, muːˈezɪn, ˈmwezən/ noun [countable]a man who calls Muslims to prayer from a mosque

muez·zinBrE /muːˈezɪn/ 🔊NAmE /muːˈezɪn/ 🔊BrE /mjuːˈezɪn/ 🔊NAmE /mjuːˈezɪn/ 🔊 nouna man who calls Muslims to prayer, usually from the tower of a mosque 穆安金，宣礼员（通常在清真寺宣礼塔上召唤穆斯林礼拜）