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synagogue
or syn·a·gog
[ sin-uh-gog, -gawg ]
/ ˈsɪn əˌgɒg, -ˌgɔg /
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noun
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.
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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
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/, adjectiveWords nearby synagogue
symptomless, symptosis, syn-, synaeresis, synaesthesia, synagogue, synalepha, synalgia, synaloepha, synapse, synapsid
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How to use synagogue in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for synagogue
synagogue
/ (ˈsɪnəˌɡɒɡ) /
noun
- 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
Derived forms of synagogue
synagogical (ˌsɪnəˈɡɒdʒɪkəl) or synagogal (ˈsɪnəˌɡɒɡəl), adjectiveWord Origin for synagogue
C12: from Old French sinagogue, from Late Latin synagōga, from Greek sunagōgē a gathering, from sunagein to bring together, from syn- + agein to lead
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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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