synagogue
synagogue
Definition
syna·gogue (sin′ə gäg′, -gôg′)
noun
- an assembly of Jews for worship and religious study
- a building or place used by Jews for worship, religious study, and, often, community activity
- the Jewish religion as organized in such local congregations
Etymology: ME sinagoge < OFr < LL(Ec) synagoga < Gr(Ec) synagōgē < Gr, a bringing together, assembly < synagein, to bring together < syn-, together + agein, to do: see act
syn′a·gog′al (-gäg′əl, -gôg′-) adjective
synagogue
Synonyms
synagogue
Usage Examples
Preposition: on
- Sabbath: Now he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath.
Adjective modifier
- orthodox: But it is completely unlike the popular picture of an old orthodox synagogue which ladies segregated behind an iron grid.
- ancient: Then, in 1896, a Hebrew fragment of the book was found in the " Genizah " of the ancient synagogue at Cairo.
- medieval: Early synagogue The only known example of a medieval synagogue in Britain has been found underneath a shop in Guildford.
- former: She had created a light design of a floor plan of a former synagogue in Berlin that had been destroyed during the war.
Converse of object
- burn: Sasse wrote: " On the 10th of November, 1938, on Luther's birthday, the synagogues burned in Germany.
- enter: He was the priest entering the synagogue of the wicked to whip them in his rage.
- build: In the back, where once the garden stood, is a small synagogue built there in 1869.
Modifies a noun
- ruler: Jairus, the synagogue ruler, in our story was very up-front.
Preposition: of
- Satan: They are the " synagogue of Satan " ( Rev.
Noun used with modifier
- reform: I set up Jackson's Row [ a Reform synagogue ] football team with friends with whom I still often play and meet socially.
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