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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Texas resident David Katz, a former DEA agent and the CEO of the Global Security Group, uses his expertise on active-shooter response to train Jewish volunteers to protect their own synagogues on the side.
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Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2025
In a statement released Thursday afternoon, Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley said that the Baltimore Police Department will be increasing police presence around synagogues, community centers and other key institutions around Baltimore in response to the Wednesday shootings.
—Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 22 May 2025
Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz said there will be more deputies around synagogues, mosques, Jewish schools and other cultural institutions in Miami-Dade.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 22 May 2025
Our synagogue, the Liberal Jewish Temple of Coconut Creek, has been an oasis of hope, happiness and stability for more than 40 years.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 19 May 2025
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Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2025
In a statement released Thursday afternoon, Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley said that the Baltimore Police Department will be increasing police presence around synagogues, community centers and other key institutions around Baltimore in response to the Wednesday shootings.
—Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 22 May 2025
Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz said there will be more deputies around synagogues, mosques, Jewish schools and other cultural institutions in Miami-Dade.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 22 May 2025
Our synagogue, the Liberal Jewish Temple of Coconut Creek, has been an oasis of hope, happiness and stability for more than 40 years.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 19 May 2025
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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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