synagogue
Americannoun
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a Jewish house of worship, often having facilities for religious instruction.
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an assembly or congregation of Jews for the purpose of religious worship.
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the Jewish religion; Judaism.
noun
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a building for Jewish religious services and usually also for religious instruction
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( as modifier )
synagogue services
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a congregation of Jews who assemble for worship or religious study
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the religion of Judaism as organized in such congregations
Other Word Forms
- synagogal adjective
- synagogical adjective
Etymology
Origin of synagogue
1125–75; Middle English synagoge < Late Latin synagōga < Greek synagōgḗ assembly, meeting, equivalent to syn- syn- + agōgḗ, noun use of feminine of agōgós (adj.) gathering, derivative of ágein to bring, lead; akin to Latin agere to drive
Example Sentences
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Maxim Green, 28, said he heard about the car park celebration on the WhatsApp group of his synagogue.
From Barron's
"And while they weren't members of that particular synagogue, they knew a whole bunch of people who were there."
From BBC
"We live together, we pray together in the synagogue, we see each other on holidays, we help one another", she added.
From Barron's
In synagogues that provide babysitting, children develop lifelong friendships.
He apologized at a New Hampshire synagogue, and ahead of a second presidential bid four years later, he worked to make amends with the Jewish community.
From Salon
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