synagogue
or syn·a·gog
[ sin-uh-gog, -gawg ]
/ ˈsɪn əˌgɒg, -ˌgɔg /
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.
Origin of synagogue
1125–75; Middle English
synagoge < Late Latin
synagōga < Greek
synagōgḗ assembly, meeting, equivalent to
syn-
syn- +
agōgḗ, noun use of feminine of
agōgós (adj.) gathering, derivative of
ágein to bring, lead; akin to Latin
agere to drive
OTHER WORDS FROM synagogue
syn·a·gog·i·cal [sin-uh-goj-i-kuh l] /ˌsɪn əˈgɒdʒ ɪ kəl/, syn·a·gog·al [sin-uh-gog-uh l, -gaw-guh l] /ˈsɪn əˌgɒg əl, -ˌgɔ gəl/, adjectiveWords nearby synagogue
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British Dictionary definitions for synagogue
synagogue
/ (ˈsɪnəˌɡɒɡ) /
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 of synagogue
synagogical (ˌsɪnəˈɡɒdʒɪkəl) or synagogal (ˈsɪnəˌɡɒɡəl), adjectiveWord Origin for synagogue
C12: from Old French
sinagogue, from Late Latin
synagōga, from Greek
sunagōgē a gathering, from
sunagein to bring together, from
syn- +
agein to lead
Cultural definitions for synagogue
synagogue
[ (sin-uh-gog) ]
In Judaism, a house of worship and learning; also, the congregation that meets there.