mega-synagogue

English

Alternative forms

• megasynagogue (rare)

Etymology

From mega- +‎ synagogue.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪnəɡɒɡ

Noun

mega-synagogue (plural mega-synagogues)

1. (Judaism, rare) An unusually large synagogue. [20th c.]
   • 1996, Daniel Lupton, I Like Church, But…‎, Destiny Image Publishers, →ISBN, page 30:

     He wanted His prophet to think bigger than reaching one or two, bigger than a Torah study group, bigger even than a mega-synagogue.

   • 2021, Amanda Ripley, chapter 7, in High Conflict: Why We Get Trapped and How We Get Out‎, New York: Sim & Schuster Paperbacks, →ISBN, →LCCN, page 237:

     On the Upper West Side of Manhattan, there is a mega-synagogue called B’nai Jeshurun, known as “BJ” to its members.

See also

• Great Synagogue