noun
synagogue
SIN-uh-gog/ˈsɪnəɡɑːɡ/
A place for Jewish worship and community gatherings.
Our synagogue hosts weekly prayer services and regular community gatherings.
Etymology
The pieces express moving or bringing people together. The resulting sense of an assembly also came to name its meeting place, specifically a Jewish place of worship and gathering.
In context
I mean it is a community Temple East Brunswick and the greater East Brunswick area is our catchment area and those people who identify with Judaism not only find our synagogue to be very welcome very welcoming
More examples
- They walk to the synagogue every Saturday morning.
- The synagogue offers Hebrew classes for children and adults.
- Several local synagogues organize a neighborhood food drive.
Forms
synagogue · synagogues
Similar words
- shul
- An informal Jewish term for the same place of worship.
- temple
- Often names Reform or Conservative Jewish houses of worship.