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synagogue.

A place of worship for Jews.

9 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsɪnəɡɒɡ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈsɪnəˌɡɑɡ/General-American
  1. A place of worship for Jews.

    Judaism · countable
  2. A congregation of Jews for the purpose of worship or religious study.

    Judaism · countable
  3. Any assembly of folk.

    countable · rare
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle English synagoge, from Old French synagoge, from Latin synagōga, from Ancient Greek σῠνᾰγωγή (sŭnăgōgḗ, “assembly, gathering”), from συνάγω (sunágō, “to gather together”), from σῠ́ν (sŭ́n, “with, together”) & ᾰ̓́γω (ắgō, “to lead”). By surface analysis, syn- + -agogue.

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