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Preferred term

synagogue  

Definition(s)

  • The term synagogue may refer either to a building that serves as a site for Jewish prayer and study or to a collective of Jewish community members who constitute a congregation. Since the origins of synagogue buildings, likely in the first century CE, they have formed an essential component of Jewish community life. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Religion; Synagogue]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-J246FTSR-R

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