— synagogical /sin'euh goj"i keuhl/ , synagogal /sin"euh gog'euhl, -gaw'geuhl/ , adj.
/sin"euh gog', -gawg'/ , n.
1. a Jewish house of worship, often having facilities for religious instruction.
2. an assembly or congregation of Jews for the purpose of religious worship.
3. the Jewish religion; Judaism.
Also, synagog .
[ 1125-75; ME synagoge synagoga synagogé assembly, meeting, equiv. to syn- SYN- + agogé, n. use of fem. of agogós (adj.) gathering, deriv. of ágein to bring, lead; akin to L agere to drive ]