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synagog

synagog is the alternative spelling of synagogue.

Meaning of synagogue

Noun

synagogue (plural synagogues)

  1. (Judaism, countable) A place of worship for Jews.
    • On Tuesday, Netanyahu and his wife toured Shanghai’s Ohel Moshe synagogue in the Hongkou district that was home to many of the 18,000 Jews granted refuge in Shanghai from the horrors of Nazi persecution.2013 May 7, “Netanyahu: Jewish people capable of own defense”, in AP News, archived from the original on 25 May 2022
    Synonyms:
    temple
  2. (Judaism, countable) A congregation of Jews for the purpose of worship or religious study.
  3. (countable, rare) Any assembly of folk.
    • But when they come hither, and ſee a Tympany of Spanioliz’d Biſhops ſwaggering in the fore-top of the State, and meddling to turn and dandle the Royal Ball with unskilful and Pedantick Palms, no marvel though they think it as unſafe to commit Religion and Liberty to their arbitrating as to a...1698, John Milton, A Complete Collection of the Hiſtorical, Political, and Miſcellaneous Works of John Milton, volume I, Amsterdam, page 267

Forms of synagog

pluralsynagogs

Phrases with synagog

Questions about synagog

What is synagog the alternative spelling of?
Synagog is the alternative spelling of synagogue.

Words near synagog in the dictionary

  1. synaesthesias
  2. synaesthete
  3. synaesthetes
  4. synaesthetic
  5. synaesthetically
  6. synagog
  7. Synagog of Satan
  8. synagogal
  9. synagogally
  10. synagogic
  11. synagogical

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