synagogue
English Thesaurus
1. (Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregation (noun.artifact)
| instance hyponym | : | temple of jerusalem, temple of solomon, |
| definition | : | any of three successive temples in Jerusalem that served as the primary center for Jewish worship; the first temple contained the Ark of the Covenant and was built by Solomon in the 10th century BC and destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar in 586 BC; the second was built in 515 BC and the third was an enlargement by Herod the Great in 20 BC that was destroyed by the Romans during a Jewish revolt in AD 70; all that remains is the Wailing Wall (noun.artifact) |
| domain category | : | judaism, |
| definition | : | the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud (noun.cognition) |
Visual ArtiKata
Explore synagogue in ArtiKata.com >