Thesaurus: caaba
The small and nearly cubical stone building, toward which all Mohammedans must pray.
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- n. The small and nearly cubical stone building, toward which all Mohammedans must pray.
- n (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