synagogue
Plural: synagogues
Noun
- (Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregation
- A place of worship for Jews or Samaritans.
- A congregation of Jews or Samaritans for the purpose of worship or religious study.
- Any assembly of folk.
Origin / Etymology
Inherited from Middle English synagoge, from Old French synagoge, from Latin synagōga, from Ancient Greek σῠνᾰγωγή (sŭnăgōgḗ, “assembly, gathering”), from συνάγω (sunágō, “I gather together”), from σῠ́ν (sŭ́n, “with, together”) & ᾰ̓́γω (ắgō, “I lead”). By surface analysis, syn- + -agogue.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 14
synagogue: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordsynagogue: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
synagogue: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 17
synagogue: valid Words With Friends Word