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synagogue
[ sin-uh-gog, -gawg ]
noun
- a Jewish house of worship, often having facilities for religious instruction.
- an assembly or congregation of Jews for the purpose of religious worship.
- the Jewish religion; Judaism.
synagogue
/ ˌsɪnəˈɡɒdʒɪkəl; ˈsɪnəˌɡɒɡ; ˈsɪnəˌɡɒɡəl /
noun
- a building for Jewish religious services and usually also for religious instruction
- ( as modifier )
synagogue services
- a congregation of Jews who assemble for worship or religious study
- the religion of Judaism as organized in such congregations
Derived Forms
- synagogical, adjective
Other Words From
- syn·a·gog·i·cal [sin-, uh, -, goj, -i-k, uh, l], syn·a·gog·al [sin, -, uh, -gog-, uh, l, -gaw-g, uh, l], adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of synagogue1
Word History and Origins
Origin of synagogue1
Example Sentences
Illy, the coffee company, traces its roots here, and it’s home to one of the largest synagogues in Europe.
“I went through every prayer to try to figure out if this person was a rabbi or if a synagogue was mentioned,” he said.
Bet Mishpachah is the city’s only Egalitarian synagogue devoted to embracing the LGBTQ community.
Beneath our feet and through the metal grate that covered the basement window well of the synagogue, a patch of faded denim peeked out from layers of dead leaves.
Note – We also looked at “virtual mosque” and “virtual synagogue” as well, but the data was less clear.
Terrorists killed four rabbis, three of them American, in a synagogue this morning.
Freundel is also rabbi of the prominent Kesher Israel synagogue in Washington.
A phone message for Freundel at his synagogue was not returned, nor was an e-mail to his personal account.
“I am shocked when I hear journalists saying if the De La Roquette synagogue was attacked it is because of the Jews,” he said.
Following the establishment of the State of Israel, the synagogue was used as a school for displaced Palestinians.
When the synagogue shall be cast off, thou shalt judge it in measure, and in proportion to its crimes.-Ibid.
The prophet is commanded again to love an adulteress; to signify God's love to the synagogue.
The latter day was known to the more intimate set of encyclopedists as the jour du synagogue.
When he who attends the synagogue regularly is prevented from being present, God asks for him.
As the shades of night were falling they entered a city which contained a large and imposing synagogue.
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