synagogue
noun
syn·a·gogue
ˈsi-nə-ˌgäg 
variants
or less commonly synagog
1
: a Jewish congregation
2
: the house of worship and communal center of a Jewish congregation
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The rise in such incidents have put all levels of law enforcement agencies on high alert as federal authorities monitor threats and local officials bolster surveillance and security at mosques and synagogues.
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Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
When a visibly Jewish individual in an otherwise pleasant neighborhood is shot unprovoked on his way to synagogue, we are terrorized.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 31 Oct. 2024
Then, around 6:30 a.m., two men attempted to break into the synagogue, police say.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024
After Hitler’s rise to power, and the promulgation of laws against Jews, Metzger’s mother asked him one day to go to the synagogue to have his father come home.
—Tom Teicholz, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
When a visibly Jewish individual in an otherwise pleasant neighborhood is shot unprovoked on his way to synagogue, we are terrorized.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 31 Oct. 2024
Then, around 6:30 a.m., two men attempted to break into the synagogue, police say.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024
After Hitler’s rise to power, and the promulgation of laws against Jews, Metzger’s mother asked him one day to go to the synagogue to have his father come home.
—Tom Teicholz, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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synagogue
noun
syn·a·gogue
variants
also synagog
1
: a Jewish congregation
2
: the house of worship of a Jewish congregation
Etymology
Middle English synagoge "a Jewish congregation," from early French synagoge (same meaning), from Latin synagoga (same meaning), from Greek synagōgē "synagogue, assembly," from synagein "to bring together," from syn- "together with" and agein "to lead" — related to synonymous
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