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 man who carried out a deadly attack outside a synagogue in Manchester, northern England, had pledged his allegiance to ISIS while carrying it out, police said Wednesday.
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Catherine Nicholls, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
On Yom Kippur, a man drove a car into a crowd outside a synagogue in Manchester, England, then got out and stabbed members of the congregation before he was also killed.
—Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 2025
Antisemitism exploded around the world, with many innocent Jewish bystanders also becoming casualties in the war of public opinion — one just last week at a synagogue in Manchester, England, on Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish year.
—Noa Tishby, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
Two dead following attack on UK synagogue Two people have died and three others are in a serious condition after a car ramming and knife attack outside a synagogue in Manchester, UK, on Thursday.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2025
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Catherine Nicholls, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
On Yom Kippur, a man drove a car into a crowd outside a synagogue in Manchester, England, then got out and stabbed members of the congregation before he was also killed.
—Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 2025
Antisemitism exploded around the world, with many innocent Jewish bystanders also becoming casualties in the war of public opinion — one just last week at a synagogue in Manchester, England, on Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish year.
—Noa Tishby, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
Two dead following attack on UK synagogue Two people have died and three others are in a serious condition after a car ramming and knife attack outside a synagogue in Manchester, UK, on Thursday.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2025
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“Synagogue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/synagogue. Accessed 13 Oct. 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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