English noun: Caaba | |||
1. | Caaba (artifact) (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 | ||
Synonyms | Kaaba | ||
Instance hypernym | shrine | ||
Part meronym | Mecca | ||
Domain category | Islam, Islamism, Mohammedanism, Muhammadanism, Muslimism | ||