synagogue
noun/ˈsɪnəɡɒɡ/
/ˈsɪnəɡɑːɡ/
- a building where Jewish people meet for religious worship and teaching
- They went to synagogue every Saturday.
Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French and late Latin from Greek sunagōgē ‘meeting’, from sun- ‘together’ + agein ‘bring’.Definitions on the go
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