synagogue

or syn·a·gog

[ sin-uh-gog, -gawg ]
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noun
  1. a Jewish house of worship, often having facilities for religious instruction.

  2. an assembly or congregation of Jews for the purpose of religious worship.

  1. the Jewish religion; Judaism.

Origin of synagogue

1
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

Other 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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British Dictionary definitions for synagogue

synagogue

/ (ˈsɪnəˌɡɒɡ) /


noun
    • a building for Jewish religious services and usually also for religious instruction

    • (as modifier): synagogue services

  1. a congregation of Jews who assemble for worship or religious study

  1. the religion of Judaism as organized in such congregations

Origin of synagogue

1
C12: from Old French sinagogue, from Late Latin synagōga, from Greek sunagōgē a gathering, from sunagein to bring together, from syn- + agein to lead

Derived forms of synagogue

  • synagogical (ˌsɪnəˈɡɒdʒɪkəl) or synagogal (ˈsɪnəˌɡɒɡəl), adjective

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Cultural definitions for synagogue

synagogue

[ (sin-uh-gog) ]


In Judaism, a house of worship and learning; also, the congregation that meets there.

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