synagogue

ˈsɪnəˌɡɔɡ

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Definition of synagogue - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

religionbuilding for Jewish worship and study

The synagogue was beautifully decorated for the festival.

temple

congregationJewish congregation for worship or study

The synagogue gathered for the special holiday service.

house of worship

temple

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building for Jewish worship and study

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synagogue-goer

person who regularly attends synagogue services

Every Saturday, the synagogue-goer joins the morning prayers.

Origin of synagogue

Greek, syn (together) + agein (to bring)

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cantor

Judaism

official who sings liturgical music and leads prayer in a synagogue

beadle

temple helper

synagogue attendant responsible for order

almemar

Judaism

raised platform in a synagogue for reading the Torah

bema

religion

raised area in a synagogue for Torah readings

bimah

religion

raised platform in a synagogue for reading the Torah

cantillate

religion

chant or recite musically in a synagogue

congregant

religion

member of a church or synagogue

Haftorah

Jewish service

selection from the Prophets read in synagogue

Examples of synagogue in a sentence

They visited the synagogue during their trip to Israel.
The synagogue met to discuss community issues.
A synagogue was formed to celebrate the festival together.

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French:synagogue, congrégation, ...
German:Synagoge, jüdische Gemeinde, ...
Italian:sinagoga, ...
Spanish:sinagoga, congregación judía, ...
Portuguese:sinagoga, ...
Chinese:犹太教堂, 犹太会堂, ...
Japanese:シナゴーグ, 礼拝所, ...
Arabic:كَنِيس, ...
Hebrew:בֵּית כְּנֶסֶת, קְהִלַּת מִתְפַּלְּלֵי בֵּית הַכְּנֶסֶת, ...
Russian:синагога, ...
Ukrainian:синагога, ...
Hindi:यहूदी प्रार्थनालय, आराधनालय, ...
Bengali:সিনাগগ, ...
Catalan:sinagoga, ...
Czech:synagoga, židovská obec, ...
Danish:synagoge, jødisk menighed, ...
Dutch:synagoge, sjoel, ...
Greek:συναγωγή, ...
Hungarian:zsinagóga, hitközség, ...
Khmer:សាលាប្រជុំសាសនាយូដា, សាលាសូណាហ្គុក, ...
Korean:회당, 유대교 회당, ...
Persian:کنیسه, کنیس, ...
Polish:synagoga, ...
Portuguese (BR):sinagoga, ...
Romanian:sinagogă, loc de închinare evreiesc, ...
Swedish:synagoga, församling, ...
Thai:สุเหร่ายิว, ชุมนุมชาวยิว, ...
Turkish:sinagog, ...
Vietnamese:hội đường, giáo đường Do Thái, ...

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