Archisynagogue

//ˌɑːkɪˈsɪnəɡɒɡ// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The head of a synagogue. Judaism, countable, historical

    "Only one rabbi of Phrygian origin mentioned in a Palestinian inscription is called an archisynagogue, and only indirect evidence for the possibility of rabbinic chazanim exists."

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"Only one rabbi of Phrygian origin mentioned in a Palestinian inscription is called an archisynagogue, and only indirect evidence for the possibility of rabbinic chazanim exists."

Etymology

From Latin archisynagōgus.

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