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Synagogue is a Jewish place of worship and study.

(noun)

A place where Jews go to worship is an example of a synagogue.

See synagogue in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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

Also synagog

Origin: 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

Related Forms:

synagogal adjective

See synagogue in American Heritage Dictionary 4

also syn·a·gog

noun

A building or place of meeting for worship and religious instruction in the Jewish faith.
A congregation of Jews for the purpose of worship or religious study.
The Jewish religion as organized or typified in local congregations.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French sinagoge

Origin: , from Late Latin synagōga

Origin: , from Greek sunagōgē, assembly, synagogue

Origin: , from sunagein, to bring together

Origin: : sun-, syn-

Origin: + agein, to lead; see ag- in Indo-European roots

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