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We spend millions of dollars per year supplying more than adequate meals and a Koran to every detainee along with a prayer rug that meets their religious standards.
Bill Shuster

Meaning of "prayer rug" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PRAYER RUG

prayer rug  [prɛə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PRAYER RUG

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Prayer rug is a noun.
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WHAT DOES PRAYER RUG MEAN IN ENGLISH?

prayer rug

Prayer rug

A prayer rug or prayer mat is a piece of fabric used by Muslims, placed between the ground and the worshipper for cleanliness during the various positions of Islamic prayer, which involved prostration and sitting on the ground. A Muslim must perform wudu before prayer and pray in a clean place. Many new prayer mats are manufactured or made by weavers in a factory. The design of a prayer mat is based on the village it came from and its weaver. When praying, a niche at the top of the mat must be pointed to the Islamic center for prayer, Mecca. All Muslims are required to know what direction Mecca is from their home or where they are.

Definition of prayer rug in the English dictionary

The definition of prayer rug in the dictionary is the small carpet on which a Muslim kneels and prostrates himself while saying his prayers Also called: prayer mat.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PRAYER RUG


contrair
kənˈtrɛə
crare
krɛə
karearea
ˈkɑːrɛərɛə
libraire
liːˈbrɛə
numeraire
ˌnjuːməˈrɛə
prayer
prɛə
rare
rɛə
ultrarare
ˌʌltrəˈrɛə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PRAYER RUG

praxis
Praxiteles
pray
prayer
prayer beads
prayer book
prayer mat
prayer meeting
prayer shawl
prayer wheel
prayerful
prayerfully
prayerfulness
prayerless
prayerlessly
prayerlessness
praying
praying mantid
praying mantis
prayingly

WORDS THAT END LIKE PRAYER RUG

bearskin rug
bedside rug
Bokhara rug
Bukhara rug
car rug
hearth rug
oriental rug
Persian rug
rag rug
scatter rug
shag pile rug
shag rug

Synonyms and antonyms of prayer rug in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «prayer rug» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PRAYER RUG

Find out the translation of prayer rug to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of prayer rug from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «prayer rug» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

礼拜毯
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

alfombra de oración
570 millions of speakers

English

prayer rug
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रार्थना गलीचा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سجادة صلاة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

молитвенный коврик
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tapete de oração
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রার্থনা রাস্তা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tapis de prière
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Karpet doa
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gebetsteppich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

礼拝用敷物
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

기도 양탄자
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Shalat karpet
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cầu nguyện thảm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிரார்த்தனை கம்பளி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रार्थना रग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

seccade
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tappeto di preghiera
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

modlitwa dywanik
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

молитовний килимок
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

rugăciune covor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προσευχής χαλί
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gebed mat
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bönematta
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bønneteppe
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about prayer rug

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Bill Shuster
We spend millions of dollars per year supplying more than adequate meals and a Koran to every detainee along with a prayer rug that meets their religious standards.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRAYER RUG»

Discover the use of prayer rug in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to prayer rug and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The practical book of oriental rugs
PAGE Ispahan rug (Shah Abbas design) 194 Saraband rug Mahal carpet 202 Niris (Laristan) rug 204 Shiraz rug 206 Kin nan rug 2^2 Kurdistan rug (Mina Khani design) 21-* Kir-Shehr prayer rug 220 Konieh prayer rug 224 Ladik prayer rug ...
George Griffin Lewis, 1911
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The Mystery of the Oriental Rug: The Mystery of the Rug, the ...
PAGE ISPAHAN SILK PRAYER RUG Frontispiece No. 1. SYMBOLIC PERSIAN PRAYER RUG 15 No. 2. A SIXTEENTH CENTURY PERSIAN RUG 17 No. 3. CHINESE ZODIACAL RUG 19 No. 4. PERSIAN PRAYER Ruo 21 No. 5. PERSIAN ...
George Griffin Lewis, 1914
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Oriental rugs: antique and modern
24 Bijar Rug 106 „ 25 Kermanshah Rug 110 „ 26 Kurdistan Rug with Mina Khani Pattern 114 „ 27 Gorevan Rug 118 „ 28 Bergamo Prayer Rug 122 „ 29 Ghiordes Prayer Rug 126 „ 30 Ghiordes Rug 132 „ 31 Kulah Prayer Rug 136 „ 32 Melez ...
Walter Augustus Hawley, 1913
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Ancient Synagogue Seating Capacities: Methodology, Analysis ...
6: Pre-Modern Individual Prayer Rugs and Mats' “ Prayer Rug Date Length Width Area in m2 Abbasid Straw Mat (Egypt)“2 15' half of 1.6 m 0.86 m 1.376 m2 10'h century Abbasid Straw Mat (Tiberias)"3 1st half of 2.33 m 1.56 m 3.635 m2 10”' ...
Chad S. Spigel, 2012
5
Reconciliation: A Youth Ministry Handbook
See the individual prayer experiences for specific items used on the prayer rug. Specific suggestions for items used on the prayer rug are found under the sections titled: Prayer Service at a Glance, Materials Needed, as well as the Procedure ...
Bob Grgic, 1992
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Students' Britannica India
... as aids to memory. The lamps, for example, recall the lamps of mosques, and the comb and water pitcher are reminders that the Muslim is required to wash his hands and comb his beard before 191 Pratyahara Pratyaksha Prayer rug.
‎2000
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Sheila Hicks Weaving as Metaphor
See Prayer Rug, 1965, Museum of Modern Art, New York; and Grand Prayer Rug , 1966, originally commissioned for New York's CBS Building and now in the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The germ of the image and method of ...
Nina Stritzler-Levine, Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design, and Culture, 2006
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Symbol, Pattern and Symmetry: The Cultural Significance of ...
8.29 Alhambra palace complex, Granada 9.1 Silk prayer rug cartoon 9.2 Silk prayer rug cartoon detail 9.3 Silk prayer rugcartoon detail 9.4 Silk prayer rug cartoon detail 9.5 Silk prayer rug cartoon detail 9.6 Silk prayer rug cartoon detail 9.7 ...
Michael Hann, 2013
9
Silk Stocking Mats: Hooked Mats of the Grenfell Mission
Silk ;md rayon, dyed Design adapted by M.A. Prcssley-Sinith; in production by 1930 39 x 39 inches A letter from Presslcy to Rlioda Dawson dated 26 April 1937 states, "The 'prayer rug' pattern was so named by us because of its vague ...
Paula Laverty, 2005
10
Prayer 101: Learning to Talkwith God
Then—and here is the clincher—I was to mail back the “prayer rug” and the letter with my prayer needs checked along with a “seed gift” (read that as a financial contribution) for this organization. I have never heard of the group that sent this ...
Don M. Aycock

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRAYER RUG»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term prayer rug is used in the context of the following news items.
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Trump: The Dark Heart of the Republican Party
And then ISIS was coming from Mexico, and Obama also didn't care, but then it turned out the "Muslim prayer rug" found at the border was an ... «RollingStone.com, Jul 15»
2
Diverse photo exhibit challenges Western view of Middle East women
Others, though, are markedly different, depicting young Palestinian women in rooms more stark, paint peeling from the walls and a prayer rug ... «thejewishchronicle.net, Jul 15»
3
Cover to Cover with Jack Foley – July 22, 2015
I learned to spell, knew how to knit and began to embroider. I would stand in the middle of a large prayer rug and face my father. And these two ... «kpfa 94.1fm, Jul 15»
4
Eid-ul-Fitr celebrated in Bangladesh
So I laid my prayer rug on the wet street.” Many of those who could not take part in the prayers there went to the Baitul Mukarram National ... «Bangladesh News 24 hours, Jul 15»
5
Photo of national flag being used as prayer rug ignites debate on …
“The national flag has been turned into 'Jainamaz' (prayer rug). The flag's stature has been enhanced! What do you say, brothers” he wrote. «Bangladesh News 24 hours, Jul 15»
6
The jury is in, Tokyo interiors at Griffin Museum
In Debi Cornwall's light-suffused picture of a room with prayer rug it's the presence of a dark arrow off to the right. What's it doing there? Pointing ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
7
Chattanooga shooter straddled worlds
Promptly each evening at 6 p.m., Abdulazeez would interrupt his workout and unfurl his prayer rug in the gym's offices to conduct evening ... «WTSP 10 News, Jul 15»
8
Families provide Ramadan meals for refugee in nursing home
She then unfurls her blue and gold prayer rug, slips off her flip flops and recites prayers from a chair placed at the foot of the rug. In addition to ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
9
ADF review: Gripping political commentary from ZviDance
Allen then rises up, takes off his sweat-drenched T-shirt, boldly brandishing it as flag, veil, prayer rug and projectile. Others imitate him in ... «News & Observer, Jul 15»
10
Why the Floor Is Your Friend
At home, consider dedicating a portion of the floor as a place of rest, repose and rejuvenation--a spot where a tatami mat, prayer rug or yoga ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»

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