muezzin

American  

[myoo-ez-in, moo-] / myuˈɛz ɪn, mu- /

noun

1. the crier who, from a minaret or other high part of a mosque, at stated hours five times daily, intones aloud the call summoning Muslims to prayer.

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muezzin British  

/ muːˈɛzɪn /

noun

1. Islam the official of a mosque who calls the faithful to prayer five times a day from the minaret

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Etymology

Origin of muezzin

1575–85; < Turkish müezzin < Arabic mu'adhdhin

Example Sentences

"First," said he, "that my hire be a dirhem and a danic, and secondly, that, when the Muezzin calls to prayer, thou shalt let me go pray with the congregation."

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume IV by Payne, John

All the more need, then, that there should be a Voice which, like that of the Muezzin from the Eastern minaret, shall summon the Faithful to the duties imposed by their belief.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 98, January 18, 1890 by Burnand, F. C. (Francis Cowley), Sir

Alike for those who for To-day prepare, And those that after a To-morrow stare, A Muezzin from the Tower of Darkness cries �Fools! your Reward is neither Here nor There!�

From The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam by Khayyam, Omar

The voice of the Muezzin chanting the sunset call to prayer—the prayer of Moghreb—seemed only to emphasize the vast silence.

From A Soldier of the Legion by Williamson, C. N. (Charles Norris)

He extended his arms as a Muezzin does when he calls to prayer.

From The Lure of the Mask by Fisher, Harrison