Meanings
nounarchisynagogue (plural archisynagogues)
plural archisynagogues
- JudaismhistoricalThe head of a synagogue.
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.
1997, Catherine Hezser, The Social Structure of the Rabbinic Movement in Roman Palestine
Origin
- Latinarchisynagōgus
- Englisharchisynagogue
Learned borrowing from Latin archisynagōgus. By surface analysis, archi- + synagogue.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek ἀρχισῠνᾰ́γωγος
- ἀρχισῠνᾰ́γωγος (arkhisŭnắgōgos)chief priest of a synagogue
French archisynagogue
- archisynagoguechief priest of a synagogue
Hebrew רֹאשׁ הַכְּנֶשֶׂת
- רֹאשׁ הַכְּנֶשֶׂת (rosh ha-knéset)chief priest of a synagogue
Italian archisinagogo
- archisinagogochief priest of a synagogue
Portuguese arquissinagogo
- arquissinagogochief priest of a synagogue
Russian архисинаго́г
- архисинаго́г (arxisinagóg)chief priest of a synagogue
Spanish archisinagogo, arquisinagogo
- archisinagogochief priest of a synagogue
- arquisinagogochief priest of a synagogue
Ukrainian архісинаго́г
- архісинаго́г (arxisynahóh)chief priest of a synagogue
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with archisynagogue
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APA
archisynagogue. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/archisynagogue
MLA
“archisynagogue.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/archisynagogue. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “archisynagogue,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/archisynagogue.
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