MECCA
What does "MECCA" mean?
A place that attracts many people with a shared interest; from Mecca, Islam's holiest city.
Meanings
- A place regarded as a center that many people are drawn to, especially for a shared passion. Detroit was once a mecca for the auto industry. figurative
- The city in Saudi Arabia that is Islam's holiest site and the destination of the Hajj pilgrimage. Millions of pilgrims travel to Mecca each year.
Did you know?
- Five times a day, Muslims around the world orient their prayers toward a single point: the direction of Mecca, known as the qibla, which aligns hundreds of millions of people on one invisible axis.
Word origin
From the proper name of the Saudi Arabian city Makkah, the birthplace of the Prophet Muhammad; the generic 'place of pilgrimage' sense developed in English by figurative extension.
Remember it
MECCA has a double-C at its heart - a magnet pulling crowds toward one Center.
A little poem
A whole world tilts toward one quiet square,
as if the map itself leaned in to listen-
every road a needle, and the city, north.
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What it teaches
Every passion builds its own pilgrimage; show me where you'd travel and I'll know what you worship.
Quick facts
What does MECCA mean?
A place that attracts many people with a shared interest; from Mecca, Islam's holiest city.
Is MECCA a valid word?
Yes — MECCA is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is MECCA?
MECCA has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does MECCA come from?
From the proper name of the Saudi Arabian city Makkah, the birthplace of the Prophet Muhammad; the generic 'place of pilgrimage' sense developed in English by figurative extension.
What can MECCA teach us?
Every passion builds its own pilgrimage; show me where you'd travel and I'll know what you worship.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.