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mega-synagogue

mega-synagogue noun: an unusually large synagogue.

Noun

mega-synagogue (plural mega-synagogues)

  1. (Judaism, rare) An unusually large synagogue.
    • He wanted His prophet to think bigger than reaching one or two, bigger than a Torah study group, bigger even than a mega-synagogue.1996, Daniel Lupton, I Like Church, But…, Destiny Image Publishers, →ISBN, page 30
    • On the Upper West Side of Manhattan, there is a mega-synagogue called B’nai Jeshurun, known as “BJ” to its members.2021, Amanda Ripley, chapter 7, in High Conflict: Why We Get Trapped and How We Get Out, New York: Sim & Schuster Paperbacks, →ISBN, →LCCN, page 237

Forms of mega-synagogue

pluralmega-synagogues
alternative form (rare)megasynagogue

Origin of mega-synagogue

From mega- + synagogue.

Words that rhyme with mega-synagogue

Questions about mega-synagogue

What does mega-synagogue mean?
Mega-synagogue means an unusually large synagogue.
What part of speech is mega-synagogue?
Mega-synagogue is a noun.
What is the plural of mega-synagogue?
The plural of mega-synagogue is mega-synagogues.

Words near mega-synagogue in the dictionary

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  2. mega-storm
  3. mega-storms
  4. mega-structure
  5. mega-structures
  6. mega-synagogue
  7. mega-synagogues
  8. mega-volt
  9. mega-volts
  10. mega-watt
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