English Explanatory Dictionary

shul

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An Ashkenazi synagogue.

Pronunciation

/ʃʊl/ /ʃuːl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-shul.wav

Word forms

shul shuls shuln shool schul schule shule

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish שול (shul, “school, synagogue”), from Old High German scuola (“school”), from Latin schola, from Ancient Greek σχολή (skholḗ). Doublet of schola and school.

Derived words

shulgoer shul-goer
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