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synagogue

Meaning

  1. (Judaism, countable) A place of worship for Jews or Samaritans.
  2. (Judaism, countable) A congregation of Jews or Samaritans for the purpose of worship or religious study.
  3. (countable, rare) Any assembly of folk.

Frequency

C2
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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