caaba
n . 回教寺院内的圣堂名
回教寺院内的圣堂名
Caaba n 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 [
synonym : {
Kaaba }, {
Caaba }]
Kaaba \
Ka *
a "
ba \ (
k [.
a ]*[=
a ]"
b [.
a ]),
prop .
n . [
Ar .
ka '
bah ,
lit .,
a square building ,
fr .
ka '
b cube .]
The small and nearly cubical stone building ,
in the court of the Great Mosque at Mecca ,
toward which all Mohammedans must pray .
It contains a sacred black stone ,
believed by Mohammedans to be one of the precious stones of paradise ,
and to have been brought to Abraham when he was contructing the Kaaba ,
by the Angel Gabriel .
The Kaaba itself predates Mohammed ,
having been a pantheon which contained Arab idols ,
which were destroyed by Mohammed . [
Written also {
caaba },
{
kaabeh }
and {
kaabah }.]
[
1913 Webster PJC ]
Caaba \
Ca *
a "
ba \ (
k [.
a ]*[=
a ]"
b [.
a ]),
n . [
Ar .
ka '
bah ,
lit .,
a square building ,
fr .
ka '
b cube .]
The small and nearly cubical stone building ,
toward which all Mohammedans must pray . [
Written also {
kaaba }.]
[
1913 Webster ]
Note :
The Caaba is situated in Mecca ,
a city of Arabia ,
and contains a famous black stone said to have been brought from heaven .
Before the time of Mohammed ,
the Caaba was an idolatrous temple ,
but it has since been the chief sanctuary and object of pilgrimage of the Mohammedan world .
[
1913 Webster ]
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