shulgoer

/ˈʃuːlˌɡəʊə/

shulgoer · noun — one who attends shul (“a synagogue”); a practising Jew.

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shulgoer is pronounced /ˈʃuːlˌɡəʊə/.

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.

noun

One who attends shul (“a synagogue”); a practising Jew.

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Words closest in meaning

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churchgoer 62% match — One who regularly goes to church; a practicing Christian. vs shulgoer →
shrinegoer 60% match — One who goes to a shrine. vs shulgoer →
frummer 60% match — A Jew who is frum (pious and observant of Jewish laws and customs). vs shulgoer →
shomer 59% match — observant, often with regards to a specific set of Jewish laws. vs shulgoer →
kirkgoer 57% match — Someone who goes to kirk; a churchgoer. vs shulgoer →
meshulach 57% match — An emissary sent to the Diaspora to raise funds for the Jewish communities of the Land of Israel. vs shulgoer →
goy 57% match — A non-Jew, a gentile. vs shulgoer →
shonicker 57% match — A Jew. vs shulgoer →