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synagogue Definition

syna·gogue (sinə gäg′, -gôg′)

noun

  1. an assembly of Jews for worship and religious study
  2. a building or place used by Jews for worship, religious study, and, often, community activity
  3. 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

synagogue Related Forms
syn′a·gogal (-gägəl, -gôg-) adjective
synagogue Synonyms

synagogue

n.

place of worship, temple, Jewish synagogue, house of God; see church 1.

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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