"call to prayer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: calls to prayer [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|calls to prayer}} call to prayer (plural calls to prayer)
  1. A public proclamation made five times a day in Muslim societies, broadcast from the mosques, to mark out the ordained occasions for worship. Categories (topical): Directives, Islam Synonyms: adhan, azan Translations (A public proclamation made five times a day in Muslim societies): أذان (Arabic), আজান (ajan) (Bengali), بانگ (bang) (Central Kurdish), gebedsoproep [masculine] (Dutch), rukouskutsu (Finnish), appel à la prière [masculine] (French), Gebetsruf [masculine] (German), अज़ान (azān) (Hindi), gairm chun urnaí [feminine] (Irish), azan (Malay), bang (Malay), wezwanie do modlitwy [neuter] (Polish), llamada a la oración [feminine] (Spanish), böneutrop [neuter] (Swedish), ezan (Turkish)

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