synagogue
See also: synnagogue
English
editAlternative forms
edit- synagog (much rarer)
Etymology
editFrom Middle English synagoge, from Old French synagoge, from Latin synagōga, from Ancient Greek σῠνᾰγωγή (sunagōgḗ, “assembly, gathering”), from συνάγω (sunágō, “I gather together”), from σῠ́ν (sún, “with, together”) + ᾰ̓́γω (ágō, “I lead”). By surface analysis, syn- + -agogue.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editsynagogue (plural synagogues)
- A place of worship for Jews or Samaritans.
- 2013 May 7, “Netanyahu: Jewish people capable of own defense”, in AP News[1], archived from the original on 25 May 2022:
- 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.
- A congregation of Jews or Samaritans for the purpose of worship or religious study.
Synonyms
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editTranslations
editJewish place of worship
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Jewish congregation
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French
editPronunciation
editNoun
editsynagogue f (plural synagogues)
- synagogue
- Le samedi je vais à la synagogue où mes parents ont grandi.
- On Saturday I go to the synagogue where my parents grew up.
Further reading
edit- “synagogue”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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