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synagogue

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[sin-uh-gog, -gawg]

noun

  1. a Jewish house of worship, often having facilities for religious instruction.

  2. an assembly or congregation of Jews for the purpose of religious worship.

  3. the Jewish religion; Judaism.



synagogue

/ ˌsɪnəˈɡɒdʒɪkəl, ˈsɪnəˌɡɒɡ, ˈsɪnəˌɡɒɡəl /

noun

    1. a building for Jewish religious services and usually also for religious instruction

    2. ( as modifier )

      synagogue services

  1. a congregation of Jews who assemble for worship or religious study

  2. the religion of Judaism as organized in such congregations

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

synagogue

  1. In Judaism, a house of worship and learning; also, the congregation that meets there.

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • synagogical adjective
  • synagogal adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of synagogue1

1125–75; Middle English synagoge < Late Latin Բō < Greek Բōḗ assembly, meeting, equivalent to syn- syn- + ōḗ, noun use of feminine of ōó (adj.) gathering, derivative of á𾱲 to bring, lead; akin to Latin agere to drive
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of synagogue1

C12: from Old French sinagogue, from Late Latin Բō, from Greek ܲԲōŧ a gathering, from sunagein to bring together, from syn- + agein to lead
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In October 2018, a gunman entered the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh and shot and killed 11 Jews at prayer.

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The following April, another shooter attacked a synagogue in Poway, California, killing one person and injuring three others.

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The cavernous synagogue outside of Detroit, one of several houses of worship along a suburban strip nicknamed “God Row,” was on high alert.

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The three men had discussed targets for harassment and attacks including mosques, Islamic education centres and synagogues.

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Porter touched upon her relationship with the Jewish community in Orange County, including holding her first town hall at a synagogue there.

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