SYNAGOGUE

synagogue, temple, tabernacle

(noun) (Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregation

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

synagogue (plural synagogues)

A place of worship for Jews.

A congregation of Jews for the purpose of worship or religious study.

Coordinate terms

• mosque, church, temple, gurdwara, fire temple, mandir, jinja, House of Worship

Source: Wiktionary

Syn"a*gogue, n. Etym: [F., from L. synagoga, Gr. 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 worship of the Jews.

3. 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.

4. A congregation in the early Christian church. My brethren, . . . if there come into your synagogue a man with a gold ring. James ii. 1,2 (Rev. Ver.).

5. Any assembly of men. [Obs. or R.] Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition