Definition of Synagogue
Syn´a`gogue
n.
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
.
Related Words
house
of
God
,
house
of
prayer
,
house
of
worship
,
Judaism
,
place
of
worship
,
tabernacle
,
temple
,
Temple
of
Jerusalem
,
Temple
of
Solomon
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