Synagogue Definition

sinəgäg, sinəgôg
synagogues
noun
synagogues
A building or place used by Jews for worship, religious study, and, often, community activity.
Webster's New World
An assembly of Jews for worship and religious study.
Webster's New World
The Jewish religion as organized in such local congregations.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Synagogue

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synagogue
Plural:
synagogues

Origin of Synagogue

  • Middle English from Old French sinagoge from Late Latin synagōga from Greek sunagōgē assembly, synagogue from sunagein to bring together sun- syn- agein to lead ag- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Old French synagoge, from Ancient Greek συναγωγή (sunagōgÄ“, “assembly, gathering"), from συνάγω (sunagō, “I gather together"), from σύν (sun, “with, together") + ἄγω (agō, “I lead")

    From Wiktionary

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