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Webster 1913 Edition

Synagogue

Syn′a-gogue

,
Noun.
[F., from L.
synagoga
, Gr. [GREEK] a bringing together, an assembly, a synagogue, fr. [GREEK] to bring together;
σύν
with + [GREEK] to lead. See
Syn-
, and
Agent
.]
1.
A congregation or assembly of Jews met for the purpose of worship, or the performance of religious rites.
2.
The building or place appropriated to the religious worship of the Jews.
3.
The council of, probably, 120 members among the Jews, first appointed after the return from the Babylonish captivity; – called also the
Great Synagogue
, and sometimes, though erroneously, the
Sanhedrin
.
4.
A congregation in the early Christian church.
My brethren, . . . if there come into your
synagogue
a man with a gold ring.
James ii. 1,2 (Rev. Ver.).
5.
Any assembly of men.
[Obs. or R.]
Milton.

Webster 1828 Edition

Synagogue

SYNAGOGUE

,
Noun.
syn'agog. [Gr. together, and to drive; properly an assembly.]
1.
A congregation or assembly of Jews, met for the purpose of worship or the performance of religious rites.
2.
The house appropriated to the religious worship of the Jews.
3.
The court of the seventy elders among the Jews, called the great synagogue.

Definition 2024

synagogue

synagogue

See also: synnagogue

English

Alternative forms

Noun

synagogue ‎(plural synagogues)

  1. A place where Jews meet for worship.
  2. A congregation of Jews for the purpose of worship or religious study.

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French

Noun

synagogue f ‎(plural synagogues)

  1. synagogue

Etymology

Old French synagoge, from Ancient Greek συναγωγή ‎(sunagōgḗ, “assembly, gathering”), from συνάγω ‎(sunágō, “I gather together”), from σύν ‎(sún, “with, together”) + ἄγω ‎(ágō, “I lead”)

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈsɪ.nəˌɡɑɡ/

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