Synagogue vs. Mosque — What's the Difference?

A synagogue (; from Ancient Greek συναγωγή, synagogē, 'assembly'; Hebrew: בית כנסת‎ beit knesset, 'house of assembly', or בית תפילה‎ beit tfila, "house of prayer"; Yiddish: שול shul, Ladino: אשנוגה esnoga, 'bright as fire'; or קהל kahal) is a Jewish or rarely Samaritan house of worship. Synagogues have a place for prayer (the main sanctuary) and may also have rooms for study, a social hall, and offices.

A mosque (; from Arabic: مَسْجِد‎, romanized: masjid, pronounced [masdʒid]; literally "place of ritual prostration"), also called masjid, is a place of worship for Muslims. Any act of worship that follows the Islamic rules of prayer can be said to create a mosque, whether or not it takes place in a special building.

A building or place of meeting for worship and religious instruction in the Jewish faith.

A Muslim place of worship.

A congregation of Jews for the purpose of worship or religious study.

A building used as a place of Muslim worship.

The Jewish religion as organized or typified in local congregations.

(Islam) A place of worship for Muslims, often having at least one minaret; a masjid.

A place of worship for Jews or Samaritans.

A Mohammedan church or place of religious worship.

A congregation of Jews or Samaritans for the purpose of worship or religious study.

(Islam) a Muslim place of worship

A congregation or assembly of Jews met for the purpose of worship, or the performance of religious rites.

The building or place appropriated to the religious worship of the Jews.

The council of, probably, 120 members among the Jews, first appointed after the return from the Babylonish captivity; - called also the Great Synagogue, and sometimes, though erroneously, the Sanhedrin.

A congregation in the early Christian church.

Any assembly of men.

(Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregation