mimbar

[ mim-bahr ]

noun

1. a pulpit in a mosque.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mimbar¹

First recorded in 1810–20, mimbar is from the Arabic word minbar

Example Sentences

We learn from Ibn-Khaldoun and many other writers, that the throne of the Mussulman sultans was the mimbar, takcht, or cursi.

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The "Mimbar," or pulpit, was fashioned out of a simple palm-tree trunk on which the Prophet mounted when he preached his sermons.

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The Moorish mimbar or pulpit of the mosque of Cordova was very wonderful.

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The walls are of painted plaster-work; the mimbar or pulpit is of carved wood, each panel bearing a different design.

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The preacher standing on the second step of the Mimbar, or pulpit, with a large club or staff in his hand, delivers his sermon.

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