archisynagogue

noun
/ˌɑːkɪˈsɪnəɡɒɡ/UK/ˌɑɹkɪˈsɪnəˌɡɑɡ/US

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin archisynagōgus. By surface analysis, archi- + synagogue.

  1. learned borrowing from archisynagōgus

Definitions

  1. The 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.

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