synagogue
or syn·a·gog
a Jewish house of worship, often having facilities for religious instruction.
an assembly or congregation of Jews for the purpose of religious worship.
the Jewish religion; Judaism.
Origin of synagogue
1Other words from synagogue
- syn·a·gog·i·cal [sin-uh-goj-i-kuhl], /ˌsɪn əˈgɒdʒ ɪ kəl/, syn·a·gog·al [sin-uh-gog-uhl, -gaw-guhl], /ˈsɪn əˌgɒg əl, -ˌgɔ gəl/, adjective
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How to use synagogue in a sentence
The Jewish synagogues have had more continuity, although the synagogical body has never come to be a clergy.
English Conferences of Ernest Renan | Ernest RenanIn this manner arose the synagogical, or, as it was also called, the poetanic composition.
History of the Jews, Vol. III (of 6) | Heinrich Graetz
British Dictionary definitions for synagogue
/ (ˈsɪnəˌɡɒɡ) /
a building for Jewish religious services and usually also for religious instruction
(as modifier): synagogue services
a congregation of Jews who assemble for worship or religious study
the religion of Judaism as organized in such congregations
Origin of synagogue
1Derived forms of synagogue
- synagogical (ˌsɪnəˈɡɒdʒɪkəl) or synagogal (ˈsɪnəˌɡɒɡəl), adjective
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Cultural definitions for synagogue
[ (sin-uh-gog) ]
In Judaism, a house of worship and learning; also, the congregation that meets there.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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