synagogue

UK: /ˈsɪnəgɒg/ US: /ˈsɪnəˌgɑg, -ˌgɔg/ ,(sin′ə gog′, -gôg′)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

syn•a•gogue or syn•a•gog /ˈsɪnəˌgɑg, -ˌgɔg/   n. [countable]

1. Judaism a Jewish house of worship, often having facilities for religious instruction or serving as a community center.
2. Judaism a congregation of Jews for the purpose of religious worship.

syn•a•gog•al /ˈsɪnəˌgɑgəl, -ˌgɔgəl/  adj. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

syn•a•gogue  (sin′ə gog′, -gôg′), n. 

1. Judaism a Jewish house of worship, often having facilities for religious instruction.
2. Judaism an assembly or congregation of Jews for the purpose of religious worship.
3. Judaism the Jewish religion; Judaism.

Also, syn′a•gog′. 

• Greek synagōgé̄ assembly, meeting, equivalent. to syn- syn- + agōgé̄, noun, nominal use of feminine of agōgós (adjective, adjectival) gathering, derivative of ágein to bring, lead; akin to Latin agere to drive
• Late Latin synagōga
• Middle English synagoge 1125–75

syn•a•gog•i•cal  (sin′ə goj′i kəl), syn•a•gog•al  (sin′ə gog′əl, -gô′gəl), adj. 

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synagogue / ˈsɪnəˌɡɒɡ/ noun

1. a building for Jewish religious services and usually also for religious instruction
2. (as modifier): synagogue services
3. a congregation of Jews who assemble for worship or religious study
4. the religion of Judaism as organized in such congregations

Etymology: 12th Century: from Old French sinagogue, from Late Latin synagōga, from Greek sunagōgē a gathering, from sunagein to bring together, from syn- + agein to lead

synagogical / ˌsɪnəˈɡɒdʒɪk^əl/, synagogal / ˈsɪnəˌɡɒɡ^əl/ adjective