shulgoer

See also: shul-goer

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From shul +‎ goer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃuːlˌɡəʊə(ɹ)/, /ʃʊl-/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Noun

shulgoer (plural shulgoers)

  1. One who attends shul (a synagogue); a practising Jew.
    • 2006, Terry Bookman, William Kahn, This House We Build: Lessons for Healthy Synagogues and The People who Dwell There, →ISBN, page 52:
      This is often an awkward moment, even for the veteran shulgoer; how much the more so for a new visitor, a non-Jew, or a recent Jew by choice.