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Monastery vs Synagogue - What's the difference?

monastery | synagogue |

Synagogue is a coordinate term of monastery.



As nouns the difference between monastery and synagogue

is that monastery is place of residence for members of a religious community (especially monks) while synagogue is a place where Jews meet for worship.

monastery

English

(wikipedia monastery)

Noun

(monasteries)
  • Place of residence for members of a religious community (especially monks).

    • Related terms

    * monastic * monasticism

    See also

    * abbey * cloister * convent * friary

    Anagrams

    *

    synagogue

    English

    (wikipedia synagogue)

    Alternative forms

    * (l) (markedly rarer)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A place where Jews meet for worship.
  • A congregation of Jews for the purpose of worship or religious study.

    • Coordinate terms

    * mosque, church, temple, gurdwara, hof, fire temple, circle, mandir, jinja, House of Worship

    Derived terms

    * synagogal * synagogical

    Related terms

    * (l), (l) * (l), (l) * (l) * (l), (l)