synagogue

American  

[sin-uh-gog, -gawg] / ˈsɪn əˌgɒg, -ˌgɔg /

Or synagog

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.

3. the Jewish religion; Judaism.

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synagogue British  

/ ˌsɪnəˈɡɒdʒɪkəl, ˈsɪnəˌɡɒɡ, ˈsɪnəˌɡɒɡəl /

noun

1. 1. a building for Jewish religious services and usually also for religious instruction

   2. ( as modifier )

      synagogue services

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

3. the religion of Judaism as organized in such congregations

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synagogue Cultural  

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

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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

Police have been given more time to question a 31-year-old man arrested in connection with the attack on a synagogue in Manchester earlier this year.

From BBC

Along with the synagogue incidents, the group said, Jewish schools and community centers in New Jersey, California and New York have been attacked.

From Washington Times

Before that, she was president of a prominent Jewish synagogue in the Las Vegas suburb of Henderson.

From Seattle Times

“When was the last time that someone came into a synagogue and shot it up and killed people? Two weeks ago,” Zimmerman says.

From Los Angeles Times

French investigators attributed the synagogue attack to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-Special Operations.

From Seattle Times

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