synagogue

Etymology

From Middle English synagoge, from Old French synagoge, from Latin synagōga, from Ancient Greek σῠνᾰγωγή (sunagōgḗ, “assembly, gathering”), from συνάγω (sunágō, “I gather together”), from σῠ́ν (sún, “with, together”) + ᾰ̓́γω (ágō, “I lead”); surface analysis, syn- + -agogue.

noun

1. A place of worship for Jews or Samaritans.
   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. May 7, 2013, “Netanyahu: Jewish people capable of own defense”, in AP News, archived from the original on 2022-05-25
2. A congregation of Jews or Samaritans for the purpose of worship or religious study.