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synagogue
- /ˈsɪnəɡɒɡ/ UK
- /ˈsɪnəˌɡɑɡ/ US
Rhymes with -ɪnəɡɒɡ
Where it 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.
noun synagogues · synagog
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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.
Similar: temple
- A congregation of Jews for the purpose of worship or religious study.
- 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 Synagog
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: shul, jew, temple, sweep, beth midrash, beit knesset, assembly hall, meeting house, sanctuary, congregation, synagog, synagogue-goer, synagogue-going, synagoguegoer, samaritan, proseuche
Translations
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noun Jewish place of worship
| Español | sinagoga |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 시나고그 sinagogeu |
| 日本語 | シナゴーグ shinagōgu |
| 中文 | 猶太教堂 /犹太教堂 Yóutài jiàotáng, 猶太會堂 /犹太会堂 Yóutài huìtáng, 猶太廟 /犹太庙 Yóutài miào |
| हिन्दी | आराधनालय ārādhnālay, कनीसा kanīsā |
| Kiswahili | sinagogi |
| Português | sinagoga, esnoga |
| Français | synagogue |
| Deutsch | Synagoge, Schule |
| Italiano | sinagoga |
| Ελληνικά | συναγωγή synagogí, χάβρα chávra |
| Română | sinagogă |
| Русский | синаго́га sinagóga |
| Tiếng Việt | giáo đường Do thái |
| العربية | كَنِيس kanīs, بِيعَة bīʕa, صَلَاة ṣalāh |
| עברית | בֵּית־כְּנֶסֶת beit-k'néset |
Talk about this word "synagogue." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/synagogue. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. synagogue. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/synagogue "synagogue." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/synagogue.Cite this
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title = {synagogue},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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