mega-synagogue en · NOUN
Etymology
From mega- + synagogue.
Meanings
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(Judaism, rare) An unusually large synagogue.
He wanted His prophet to think bigger than reaching one or two, bigger than a Torah study group, bigger even than a mega-synagogue.
1996, Daniel Lupton, I Like Church, But…, Destiny Image Publishers, →ISBN, page 30:On the Upper West Side of Manhattan, there is a mega-synagogue called B’nai Jeshurun, known as “BJ” to its members.
2021, Amanda Ripley, chapter 7, in High Conflict: Why We Get Trapped and How We Get Out, New York: Sim & Schuster Paperbacks, →ISBN, →LCCN, page 237:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| mega-synagogues | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| megasynagogue | alternative, rare | lexicographic |