Synagogue

Word SYNAGOGUE
Character 9
Hyphenation syn a gogue
Pronunciations /ˈsɪ.nəˌɡɑɡ/

Definitions and meanings of "Synagogue"

What do we mean by synagogue?

A building or place of meeting for worship and religious instruction in the Jewish faith. noun

A congregation of Jews for the purpose of worship or religious study. noun

The Jewish religion as organized or typified in local congregations. noun

An organization of the Jews for the purposes of religious instruction and worship. noun

The building where such instruction and worship are maintained. noun

An assembly of Jewish Christians in the early church. noun

Hence Any assembly of men. noun

A congregation or assembly of Jews met for the purpose of worship, or the performance of religious rites. noun

The building or place appropriated to the religious worship of the Jews. noun

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. noun

A congregation in the early Christian church. noun

Any assembly of men. noun

A place where Jews meet for worship. noun

A congregation of Jews for the purpose of worship or religious study. noun

(Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregation noun

A place of worship for Jews.

A congregation of Jews for the purpose of worship or religious study.

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The word "synagogue" in example sentences

It's a sacredness that reminds us why the word synagogue in Greek and beit knesset in Hebrew were chosen by Jews many centuries ago. ❋ Brad Hirschfield (2011)

It seems probable that the council was the larger tribunal of twenty-three, which sat in every city, and that under the term synagogue we are to understand a smaller court, probably that of the ten judges mentioned in the Talmud. ❋ Unknown (1884)

If a synagogue is attacked, I guarantee that within minutes the airwaves will be filled with insinuating voices insisting that the “root cause” of the crime was a rational anger at the behaviour of Israel or the Jewish diaspora. ❋ Not A Sheep (2009)

Located in a dark cemetery, which they must descend to enter, the synagogue is actually the inner chamber of a claustrophobic tomb that leaves the congregants essentially brain dead. ❋ Unknown (2002)

And in regard to the question as a whole, we must not overlook the fact that in our sources the term synagogue is never applied to Christians.” ❋ 1851-1930 (1908)

Exactly why reopening a synagogue is cause for violence remains unexplained. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The crowd began to disperse but unfortunately they then lingered in neighboring streets, including Dohány utca where the famous Budapest synagogue is situated. ❋ Unknown (2009)

We pass by the monastery where De Vinci's Last Supper resides, zoom by the Duomo, under repair as always, head over to the main synagogue, dally at the Piazza, and make our way down the narrowest street in town. ❋ Danna Harman (2010)

I could not think of a Jewish analogy except that I would rather have been in synagogue than smelling bodies burning. ❋ Perry Garfinkel (2010)

The point was made even more obvious to me in synagogue during Yom Kippur services. ❋ Jordana Zizmor (2010)

Avshalom-Gorni posited that the engraved menorah was done by an artist who had visited the main synagogue in Jerusalem known as the Second Temple where the actual menorah was believed to be kept. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The portion of the Torah that Jews read in synagogue this Shabbat announces the covenant with Abraham and, as if the liturgical calendar had been designed with our workshop on Judaism and Islam in mind, the story concerns not only Abraham, Sarah and Isaac, but Hagar and Ishmael as well. ❋ Arnold M. Eisen (2010)

So I gave the congregation an assignment right there in synagogue: "Please post your answer to the question 'What are you doing here?' in 140 characters or less." ❋ Rabbi Laura Geller (2010)

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