Cybersynagogue
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌsaɪbəˈsɪnəɡɒɡ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cybersynagogue is a noun meaning (Internet, Judaism) A synagogue that exists only in cyberspace or on the Internet.
Meaning
(Internet, Judaism) A synagogue that exists only in cyberspace or on the Internet.
Example Sentences
Our cybersynagogue will soon be in the World Wide Web – surfing the Jewish world looking forward to the next 150 years.
Synagogues, too, have undergone radical change over the past 2,000 years: from village synagogues, to urban synagogues, to suburban synagogues, to exurban synagogues, and now possible cybersynagogues. A cybersynagogue must address the three traditional functions of a synagogue: a house of assembly, a house of study, and a house of communal prayer.
One might have thought that virtual worship space was typical only of new religious movements, such as the First Church of Cyberspace[…]. This is clearly not the case, as [Anastasia] Karaflogka notes the existence of / cyber-churches, cyber-sanghas, cyber-synagogues, and cyber-mosques, each giving the opportunity to its followers to be part of the 'community' when physical contact, for whatever reason, is not possible or desirable.
Word Forms
- cybersynagogues
- cyber-synagogue
- cyber synagogue
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cyberchurch, cybermosque, cybercongregation, cybermuseum, cybercult, cybersymposium.
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