Synonyms of synagogues

synagogues

noun

variants also synagogs

plural of synagogue

as in mosques

a building that is used for Jewish religious services

Related Words

• mosques
• shuls
• pagodas
• temples
• churches
• tabernacles
• oratories
• chapels
• cathedrals
• shrines
• abbeys
• missions
• sanctuaries
• kirks
• minsters
• meetinghouses
• bethels

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of synagogues

Hochul has also ordered New York State Police to step up patrols near synagogues and other Jewish organizations during the holidays, which start with Rosh Hashanah at sundown Friday and continue with Yom Kippur later in the month. — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 8 Sep. 2026

Last year, 6,100 CSS volunteers helped protect 440 synagogues and nearly 100 community events every week, standing security shifts that aggregated to over 300,000 hours in one year. — Richard Priem, Sun Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2026

Until his passing in 2014, my father served as the regional director of Lubavitch-Chabad of Illinois, overseeing the development of what became the Chabad network of over 50 Jewish outreach centers, synagogues, schools and social service programs. — Meir Moscowitz, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2026

As in other Kochi synagogues, the women’s section is upstairs. — ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026

Veterans and military families, churches and mosques and synagogues, people who agreed on almost nothing else, threw themselves at the problem. — Shawn Vandiver, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026

Among the Jewish leaders were Jonathan Greenblatt, chief executive of the Anti-Defamation League, and rabbis from significant synagogues in New York. — Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 3 Aug. 2026

And one of the places where Americans are gathering to reflect on these questions are their churches, synagogues, and other places of faith and worship. — Scott Baldauf, Christian Science Monitor, 29 July 2026

The attacks included fires at synagogues, Jewish charity ambulances and other Jewish community sites in London. — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2026