archisynagogue

English

Etymology

From Latin archisynagōgus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɑː(ɹ)kɪˈsɪnəɡɒɡ/
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Noun

archisynagogue (plural archisynagogues)

  1. (historical) The head of a synagogue.
    • 1997, Catherine Hezser, The Social Structure of the Rabbinic Movement in Roman Palestine:
      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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