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Originally appearing in Volume V15, Page 619 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

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KMBA, KAABA, or KAABEH

KMBA, KAABA, or KAABEH , the sacred See also:

SHRINE (Lat. scrinium, a case or chest for books, hence a casket; from scribere, to write, Fr. ecrin, Ital. scrigno)

shrine of Mahommedanism, containing the " See also:

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MIDDLE

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GREAT

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MOSQUE (through Fr. mosquie; Span. mezquila, from Arab. masjid, sajada, to adore)

mosque at See also:

MECCA (Arab. Makkah)

Mecca (q.v.) .

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