synagogue
NounUS[sin-uh-gawg]/ˈsɪnəˌɡɔɡ/3 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)synagogues
- (Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregationSynonyms: templetabernacleType of place of worship, house of prayerExamples Temple in Jerusalem, Temple of Jerusalem
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Syn′a·gogue noun
Origin: F., from L. synagoga, Gr. … a bringing together, an assembly, a synagogue, fr. … to bring together; σύν with + … 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. obsolete or rare John Milton
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54