Look up: Synagogue

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   Synagogue
   A synagogue is a Jewish place of worship.
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   synagogue
   [n] - (Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregation
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   synagogue
   In Judaism, a place of worship, study, and gathering; in the USA a synagogue is also called a temple by the non-Orthodox. As an institution it dates from the destruction of the Temple...
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   Synagogue
   Syn'a·gogue noun [ French, from Latin synagoga , Greek ... a bringing together, an assembly, a synagogue, from ... to bring together; sy`n with + ... to lead. See Syn- , and Agent .] 1. A congregation or assembly of Jews met for the purpose of worship, or the performance of religious rites. 2. The building or place appropriated to the religious worshi ...
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   synagogue
   noun (Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregation
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   Synagogue
   A `synagogue` is a Jewish house of prayer. Synagogues usually have a large hall for prayer (the main sanctuary), smaller rooms for study, and sometimes a social hall and offices. Some have a separate room for Torah study, called the `Beit midrash` - (`House of Study`). Many Orthodox and Conservative Jews in English-speaking countries use the Yiddish term `shul` in everyday speech. The use of `synagogue` is reserved for formal occasions. Spanish ...
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   Synagogue
   • (n.) 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. • (n.) A congregation or assembly of Jews met for the purpose of worship, or the performance of religious rites. • (n.) Any ...
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   synagogue
   in Judaism, a community house of worship that serves as a place not only for liturgical services but also for assembly and study. Its traditional ... [7 related articles]
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   synagogue
   synagogue, synagog 1. The regular assembly or congregation of the Jews for religious instruction and worship apart from the service of the temple, constituting, since the destruction of the temple, their sole form of public worship; hence, the religious organization of the Jews as typified by this, the Jewish communion. 2. The Great Synagogue: a Jewish council of 1...
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    synagogue
    synagogue (sin'ugog) [Gr.,=assembly], in Judaism, a place of assembly for worship, education, and communal affairs. The origins of the institution are unclear. One tradition dates it to the Babylonian exile of the 6th cent. B.C. The returnees may have brought back with them the basic structure t...
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