- a building for Jewish religious services and usually also for religious instruction
- (as modifier): synagogue services
- a congregation of Jews who assemble for worship or religious study
- the religion of Judaism as organized in such congregations
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syn•a•gogue or syn•a•gog /ˈsɪnəˌgɑg, -ˌgɔg/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Judaisma Jewish house of worship, often having facilities for religious instruction or serving as a community center.
- Judaisma congregation of Jews for the purpose of religious worship.
syn•a•gogue
(sin′ə gog′, -gôg′),USA pronunciation n.
syn•a•gog•i•cal
(sin′ə goj′i kəl),USA pronunciation syn•a•gog•al
(sin′ə gog′əl, -gô′gəl),USA pronunciation adj.
- Judaisma Jewish house of worship, often having facilities for religious instruction.
- Judaisman assembly or congregation of Jews for the purpose of religious worship.
- Judaismthe Jewish religion; Judaism.
- Greek synagōgé̄ assembly, meeting, equivalent. to syn- syn- + agōgé̄, noun, nominal use of feminine of agōgós (adjective, adjectival) gathering, derivative of ágein to bring, lead; akin to Latin agere to drive
- Late Latin synagōga
- Middle English synagoge 1125–75
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synagogue /ˈsɪnəˌɡɒɡ/ n
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