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‖ proseucha|prɒˈsjuːkə|
Pl. -æ; in 7 -a's.
[late L. (Juv.), ad. Gr. προσευχή prayer, a place of prayer, f. προσεύχ-εσθαι to offer prayers, f. πρός toward + εὔχ-εσθαι to pray.]
A place of prayer in ancient times, an oratory; among the Jews, usually an unroofed place set apart for prayer, as distinct from a synagogue.
a1638Mede Wks. (1672) 66 Proseucha was a plot of ground encompassed with a wall or..other..inclosure, and open above... A Synagogue was..a covered edifice... Synagogues were within the Cities, as Proseucha's were without. 1879J. Martineau Hours Th. (1880) II. 345 The unadorned proseucha that sufficed for apostolic disciples. 1891tr. Father Didon's Jesus Christ I. 25 [The Jews] built synagogues and proseuchae at the entrances of towns. |