mihrab
(in a mosque) a niche or decorative panel designating the kiblah.
Origin of mihrab
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How to use mihrab in a sentence
Adjacent to it is a beautiful if gaudy little Mohammedan mihrab or oratory, approached through a private garden.
Southern Spain | A.F. CalvertAll mosques point toward Mecca, and at the Mecca end stands a mihrab, or niche, from which the imam conducts the devotions.
Turkey | Julius R. Van MillingenOne of these columns, that to the east, has been partly built into the mihrab wall.
Byzantine Churches in Constantinople | Alexander Van MillingenRudabeh's mother won the consent of mihrab, so that the young people were soon married with great pomp.
National Epics | Kate Milner RabbIf we stand in the northern lateral apse and face the mihrab the reason for the alterations is evident.
Byzantine Churches in Constantinople | Alexander Van Millingen
British Dictionary definitions for mihrab
/ (ˈmiːræb, -rəb) /
Islam the niche in a mosque showing the direction of Mecca
Origin of mihrab
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