synagogue
Meaning
- (Judaism, countable) A place of worship for Jews or Samaritans.
- (Judaism, countable) A congregation of Jews or Samaritans for the purpose of worship or religious study.
- (countable, rare) Any assembly of folk.
Synonyms
Jewish temple
church-building
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈsɪ.nəˌɡɒɡ/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Middle English synagoge, from Old French synagoge, from Latin synagōga, from Ancient Greek σῠνᾰγωγή (sŭnăgōgḗ, “assembly, gathering”), from συνάγω (sunágō, “I gather together”), from σῠ́ν (sŭ́n, “with, together”) & ᾰ̓́γω (ắgō, “I lead”). By surface analysis, syn- + -agogue.
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