01 n. A congregation or assembly of Jews met for the purpose of worship, or the performance of religious rites.
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A congregation or assembly of Jews met for the purpose of worship, or the performance of religious rites.
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The building or place appropriated to the religious worship of the Jews.
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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. Also: Great Synagogue, Sanhedrin
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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.).
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Any assembly of men.[Obs. or R.]