| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 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.[Wordnet]
2. The small and nearly cubical stone building, toward which all Mohammedans must pray.[Websters]. | |
Sources: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) | Top | |
Date "CAABA" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1832. (references) |
Specialty Definition: CAABA
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Satire | CAABA, n. A large stone presented by the archangel Gabriel to the patriarch Abraham, and preserved at Mecca. The patriarch had perhaps asked the archangel for bread. Source: Devil's Dictionary | ||
| Literature | Caaba (3 syl.). The shrine of Mecca, said by the Arabs to be built on the exact spot of the tabernacle let down from heaven at the prayer of repentant Adam. Adam had been a wanderer for 200 years, and here received pardon. The shrine was built, according to Arab tradition, by Ishmael, assisted by his father Abraham, who inserted in the walls a black stone "presented to him by the angel Gabriel." Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | ||
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