synagogue

/ˌsɪnəˈgɑg/

/ˈsɪnəgɒg/

Other forms: synagogues

A synagogue is a Jewish house of worship.

A synagogue, sometimes called a temple or a shul, is for Jews what a church is for Christians, or a mosque for Muslims, or a temple for Hindus. The word comes from the Greek roots sun "together" and agein "bring" — it's a building where worshipers are brought together.

Definitions of synagogue

1. noun

   (Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregation
   synonyms: tabernacle, temple

   examples:

   Temple of Jerusalem

   any of three successive temples in Jerusalem that served as the primary center for Jewish worship; the first temple contained the Ark of the Covenant and was built by Solomon in the 10th century BC and destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar in 586 BC; the second was built in 515 BC and the third was an enlargement by Herod the Great in 20 BC that was destroyed by the Romans during a Jewish revolt in AD 70; all that remains is the Wailing Wall

   type of:

   house of God, house of prayer, house of worship, place of worship

   any building where congregations gather for prayer