proseuche

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noun

A place of prayer; among the Jews, one that was not a synagogue, or the temple, usually roofless.

OriginAncient Greek προσευχή →
First used 3rd c. BCEScrabble 16
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Meanings

nounproseuche (plural proseuches)

plural proseuches · alternative proseucha · alternative proseukhe

  1. lifestyleA place of prayer; among the Jews, one that was not a synagogue, or the temple, usually roofless.First known use 3rd c. BCE

    On behalf of king Ptolemy and queen Berenice his sister and wife and their children, the Jews (dedicated) the proseuche.

    246–221 BCE, Plaque, dedication of a Schedian proseuche
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    On behalf of king Ptolemy, son of Ptolemy, and queen Berenice his wife and sister and their children, the Jews in Crocodilopolis (dedicated) the proseuche .....

    246–221 BCE, Stele, dedication of an Arsinoëan-Crocodilopolitan proseuche

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπροσευχή
  2. Englishproseuche

From Ancient Greek προσευχή (proseukhḗ). According to Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible: : prayer (worship); by implication, an oratory (chapel):—X pray earnestly, prayer.

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APA

proseuche. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proseuche

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“proseuche.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proseuche. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “proseuche,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proseuche.

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