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

Several thousand people gathered on the square to protest Israel’s actions during the 2014 Gaza war, despite the fact that French officials had banned the event after Jewish shops and synagogues in Paris were attacked in the preceding weeks. — Maurice Samuels, New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2026

Blasting local officials for failing to protect synagogues and classrooms, Terrell is marching federal prosecutors and the FBI into cities like New York and Detroit to confront rising hate crimes and enforce civil rights protections. — Staff, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026

El Hout said there are five remaining synagogues in Lebanon, the oldest of which is in Sidon. — ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani unveiled a plan to combat antisemitism, including more security funding for synagogues, Jewish history in schools and support for hate-crime prevention. — Anthony Izaguirre, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

In March, shots damaged the entrances of synagogues in Vaughan and Toronto. — CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026

Those early years, with live music and dancing, drew crowds, and eventually people from other congregations began joining after completing their own hakafot dancing circles in their synagogues. — Amy Klein, Sun Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026