kaaba
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1. (Islam) a black stone building in Mecca that is shaped like a cube and that is the most sacred Muslim pilgrim shrine; believed to have been given by Gabriel to Abraham; Muslims turn in its direction when praying (noun.artifact)
instance hypernym | : | shrine, |
definition | : | a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person (noun.artifact) |
part meronym | : | mecca, |
definition | : | joint capital (with Riyadh) of Saudi Arabia; located in western Saudi Arabia; as the birthplace of Muhammad it is the holiest city of Islam (noun.location) |
domain category | : | islam, islamism, mohammedanism, muhammadanism, muslimism, |
definition | : | the monotheistic religious system of Muslims founded in Arabia in the 7th century and based on the teachings of Muhammad as laid down in the Koran (noun.cognition) |
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