synagogue en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈsɪnəˌɡɑɡ/ (General-American)
- /ˈsɪnəɡɒɡ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
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.
Meanings
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(Judaism, countable) A place of worship for Jews.
On Tuesday, Netanyahu and his wife toured Shanghai’s Ohel Moshe synagogue in the Hongkou district that was home to many of the 18,000 Jews granted refuge in Shanghai from the horrors of Nazi persecution.
2013 May 7, “Netanyahu: Jewish people capable of own defense”, in AP News, archived from the original on 25 May 2022:
- (Judaism, countable) A congregation of Jews for the purpose of worship or religious study.
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(countable, rare) Any assembly of folk.
But when they come hither, and ſee a Tympany of Spanioliz’d Biſhops ſwaggering in the fore-top of the State, and meddling to turn and dandle the Royal Ball with unskilful and Pedantick Palms, no marvel though they think it as unſafe to commit Religion and Liberty to their arbitrating as to a Synagogue of Jeſuits.
1698, John Milton, A Complete Collection of the Hiſtorical, Political, and Miſcellaneous Works of John Milton, volume I, Amsterdam, page 267:It is in this period that some Christian authors even refer to the “Synagogue of … Muhammad,” demonstrating the extent to which they perceive non-Christian groups as one and the same.¹¹¹
2024, Şener Aktürk, “Not So Innocent: Clerics, Monarchs, and the Ethnoreligious Cleansing of Western Europe”, in International Security, volume 48, number 8, page 106:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| synagog | US, alternative | lexicographic | |
| synagogues | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
church · jinja · gurdwara · fire temple · mandir · temple · House of Worship · mosque
Deriveds
synagogue-goer · archisynagogue · Synagogue of Satan · cybersynagogue · synagogue-going · synagogical · mega-synagogue · unsynagogued · synagogal · synagoguegoer · synagoguelike
Synonyms
Translations (149)
hwc Jewish church (Jewish place of worship) · tt синагога (Jewish place of worship) · ur کَنِیسَہ (Jewish place of worship) · jrb כניסיא (Jewish place of worship) · ca sinagoga (Jewish congregation) · de Schule (Jewish place of worship) · pt esnoga (Jewish place of worship) · cmn 猶太會堂 /犹太会堂 (Jewish place of worship) · bg синагога (Jewish congregation) · eu sinagoga (Jewish place of worship) · gl sinagoga (Jewish place of worship) · et juudi selts (Jewish congregation) · es sinagoga (Jewish congregation) · kk синагога (Jewish place of worship) · vo sünagog (Jewish place of worship) · tk sinagoga (Jewish place of worship) · hy ժողովուրդ (Jewish place of worship) · et juudi kogudus (Jewish congregation) · jrb שנוגׄא (Jewish place of worship) · xcl ժողովուրդ (Jewish place of worship) · cu сѵнагога (Jewish place of worship) · pl synagoga (Jewish place of worship) · ar كَنِيس (Jewish place of worship) · hu zsinagóga (Jewish place of worship) · ms biah (Jewish place of worship) · id sinagoge (Jewish place of worship) · io sinagogo (Jewish place of worship) · nn synagoge (Jewish place of worship) · ar صَلَاة (Jewish place of worship) · kmr kinîşte (Jewish place of worship) · sw sinagogi (Jewish place of worship) · tl sinagoga (Jewish place of worship) · hi आराधनालय (Jewish place of worship) · sl sinagoga (Jewish place of worship) · lv sinagoga (Jewish place of worship) · sv synagoga (Jewish place of worship) · be сінаго́га (Jewish place of worship) · ru синаго́га (Jewish congregation) · cmn 猶太廟 /犹太庙 (Jewish place of worship) · pt sinagoga (Jewish place of worship) · ky синагога (Jewish place of worship) · km វិហារជ្វីហ្វ (Jewish place of worship) · hi कनीसा (Jewish place of worship) · fa-ira کَنیسِه (Jewish place of worship) · ms sinagoge (Jewish place of worship) · da synagoge (Jewish place of worship) · mk а́вра (Jewish place of worship) · cy synagog (Jewish place of worship) · ms kanisah (Jewish place of worship) · mk синаго́га (Jewish congregation) · is samkunduhús (Jewish place of worship) · et juudi kogukond (Jewish congregation) · ast sinagoga (Jewish place of worship) · fo sýnagoga (Jewish place of worship) · fy synagoge (Jewish place of worship) · prs کَنِیسَه (Jewish place of worship) · el χάβρα (Jewish place of worship) · ja シナゴーグ (Jewish place of worship) · tr havra (Jewish place of worship) · hu zsidó egyházközség (Jewish congregation) · prs کَلِیسَا (Jewish place of worship) · kmr hewra (Jewish place of worship) · lad esnoga (Jewish place of worship) · he בֵּית־כְּנֶסֶת (Jewish place of worship) · lmo sinagoga (Jewish place of worship) · lad keila (Jewish congregation) · et sünagoog (Jewish place of worship) · yue 猶太廟 /犹太庙 (Jewish place of worship) · he קְהִלָּה (Jewish congregation) · it sinagoga (Jewish place of worship) · jrb צלא (Jewish place of worship) · prs کُنِشْت (Jewish place of worship) · ru синаго́га (Jewish place of worship) · nb synagoge (Jewish place of worship) · lad kal (Jewish place of worship) · lij scinagöga (Jewish place of worship) · lad sinagoga (Jewish place of worship) · nrf synnagogue (Jewish place of worship) · cs synagoga (Jewish place of worship) · ckb کەنیشت (Jewish place of worship) · la proseucha (Jewish place of worship) · pms sinagòga (Jewish place of worship) · el συναγωγή (Jewish congregation) · aii ܟܢܘܫܬܐ (Jewish place of worship) · sh sinagóga (Jewish place of worship) · tg куништ (Jewish place of worship) · tr sinagog (Jewish place of worship) · pl bożnica (Jewish place of worship) · ur کُنِشْت (Jewish place of worship) · ro sinagogă (Jewish place of worship) · is sýnagóga (Jewish place of worship) · ro sinagogă (Jewish congregation) · sh синаго́га (Jewish place of worship) · got 𐍃𐍅𐌽𐌰𐌲𐍉𐌲𐌴 (Jewish place of worship) · mn синагог (Jewish place of worship) · de Synagoge (Jewish place of worship) · eo sinagogo (Jewish place of worship) · yi שול (Jewish place of worship) · de Synagoge (Jewish congregation) · shi ccnuɣt (Jewish place of worship) · sq sinagogë (Jewish place of worship) · jdt нимаз (Jewish place of worship) · mr प्रार्थना मंदिर (Jewish place of worship) · tg синагога (Jewish place of worship) · mr प्रार्थनालय (Jewish place of worship) · fr synagogue (Jewish place of worship) · mn жүүдийн сүм (Jewish place of worship) · shi tacnuɣt (Jewish place of worship) · mk синаго́га (Jewish place of worship) · mt sinagoga (Jewish place of worship) · ar بِيعَة (Jewish place of worship) · ga sionagóg (Jewish place of worship) · he קהילה (Jewish congregation) · ms sinagog (Jewish place of worship) · vi giáo đường Do thái (Jewish place of worship) · th สุเหร่ายิว (Jewish place of worship) · nl synagoge (Jewish congregation) · uz sinagoga (Jewish place of worship) · hy սինագոգ (Jewish place of worship) · ka სინაგოგა (Jewish place of worship) · ko 시나고그 (Jewish place of worship) · el συναγωγή (Jewish place of worship) · kmr sînagog (Jewish place of worship) · fi juutalainen seurakunta (Jewish congregation) · lsd כנשתא (Jewish place of worship) · fi synagoga (Jewish place of worship) · cmn 猶太教堂 /犹太教堂 (Jewish place of worship) · pdt Judenschool (Jewish place of worship) · yi סינאַגאָגע (Jewish place of worship) · bg синаго́га (Jewish place of worship) · vo sinagöp (Jewish place of worship) · az xavra (Jewish place of worship) · tg каниса (Jewish place of worship) · af sinagoge (Jewish place of worship) · es sinagoga (Jewish place of worship) · jdt нумаз (Jewish place of worship) · az sinaqoq (Jewish place of worship) · jrb כניס (Jewish place of worship) · sk synagóga (Jewish place of worship) · ca sinagoga (Jewish place of worship) · uk синаго́га (Jewish place of worship) · lad אסנוגה (Jewish place of worship) · ms saumaah (Jewish place of worship) · nl kehilla (Jewish congregation) · grc συναγωγή (Jewish place of worship) · gd sionagog (Jewish place of worship) · nl synagoge (Jewish place of worship) · lad קהל (Jewish place of worship) · lt sinagoga (Jewish place of worship)