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mimbar

[ mim-bahr ]

noun

  1. a pulpit in a mosque.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of mimbar1

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

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

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

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

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

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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