shulgoer

== English == === Etymology === From shul (“Ashkenazi synagogue”) +‎ goer. Shul is borrowed from Yiddish שול (shul, “school; synagogue”), from Old High German scuola (“school”), from Latin schola (“school”), from Ancient Greek σχολή (skholḗ, “place for giving lectures, lecture hall, school”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ- (“to overpower; to take hold of”). Piecewise doublet of schoolgoer. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈʃuːlˌɡəʊə/, /ʃʊl-/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈʃulˌɡoʊəɹ/, /ʃʊl-/ Hyphenation: shul‧goer === Noun === shulgoer (plural shulgoers) (Judaism) One who attends shul (“a synagogue”); a practising Jew. [from 20th c.] Synonym: synagogue-goer Hypernyms: temple-goer < believer, religionist < person; see also Thesaurus:believer ==== Alternative forms ==== shul-goer ==== Translations ====