Definition of synagogues Synagogues

/sɪˈnʌgɔˌgz/ - [sinugogz] -

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What does synagogues mean?

Wiktionary

synagogues (Noun)
Plural of synagogue.

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synagogues, noun, plural of synagogue.

WordNet

Noun Plural: synagogues
synagogue - (Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregation
		temple, tabernacle
		house of god, house of prayer, house of worship, place of worship any building where congregations gather for prayer
		judaism the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud

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Wiktionary

synagogue (Noun)
A place where Jews meet for worship.
synagogue (Noun)
A congregation of Jews for the purpose of worship or religious study.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

synagogue (n.)
A congregation or assembly of Jews met for the purpose of worship, or the performance of religious rites.
synagogue (n.)
The building or place appropriated to the religious worship of the Jews.
synagogue (n.)
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.
synagogue (n.)
A congregation in the early Christian church.
synagogue (n.)
Any assembly of men.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

synagogue
A place of worship for followers of the Jewish faith.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

synagogue
sin′a-gog, n. an assembly of Jews for worship: a Jewish place of worship.—adjs. Syn′agogal, Synagog′ical. [Fr.,—Gr. synagōgē—syn, together, agein, to lead.]

Wikipedia

A synagogue is a place where Jews meet to worship and pray to God.

In Hebrew, a synagogue is called "beit knesset", which means, a "house of gathering". The word "synagogue" comes from "sunagoge", which is a Greek word. In a synagogue, Jews do the Jewish services, which are prayers, sometimes with special actions.

A synagogue will always have a big room for prayers. There might be some smaller rooms for studying. There will be some offices. There will also usually be a big room for special events.

The front of a synagogue faces towards Jerusalem in Israel. In the front is the holiest part of the synagogue, the Ark. This is a closet which has the Torah scrolls inside. The Torah scrolls have the holy writings of Judaism on them. The Ark usually has a curtain in front of it.

On top of the Ark is light which is always lit, called the “Eternal Lamp”. It is a symbol which means that God is always there.

Every synagogue has a raised platform called the “Bimah”. The person who reads the Torah scroll stands there when he reads. The Bimah is either in the middle of the hall, or in front of the Ark.

In some synagogues men and women sit in different places. Some synagogues even have a short wall so that they can not see each other. This is so that the people will think about the prayers better.

Jews may call synagogues by different names. Many Orthodox and Conservative Jews living in English-speaking countries use the name "synagogue" or "shul." Jews who speak Spanish or Portuguese call