synagogue
Pronunciations
| synagogue | (SIHN-uh-gahg) | listen |
Definitions
n. The Jewish place of worship.
Example Sentences
"In the middle of Prenzlauer Berg is the biggest synagogue in Berlin. The Synagoge Rykestraße survived the Nazis and the war almost unscathed." (source)
"It is bad form to take a Bar/Bat Mitzvah gift with you when you go to a traditional synagogue on Shabbat." (source)
Languages of Origin
- English
Who Uses This
- Jews: Jews of diverse religious backgrounds and organizational involvements
- Non-Jews: (words that have spread outside of Jewish networks)
Regions
- North America
Dictionaries
- The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
- Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).
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