Meaning

4 senses
  1. An ecclesiastic council or meeting to consult on church matters.

    Synode

    сино́дsinód, синкли́тsinklít

    сино́дsynód

  2. An administrative division of churches, either the entire denomination, as in the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod, or a mid-level division (middle judicatory, district) as in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

  3. An assembly or council having civil authority (formal); a legislative body.

  4. A conjunction of two or more of the heavenly bodies.

More definitions
  • a council convened to discuss ecclesiastical business

Examples

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  1. As a young priest, Father Thomas attended his first synod.

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  2. Pope Francis has opened a synod that, this time, includes lay people and women.

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  3. A synod is a meeting of bishops, who make up the Church's leadership around the world.

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  4. A synod is a meeting of bishops, who make up the Church's leadership throughout the world.

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Translations

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Origin

From Ancient Greek σύνοδος (súnodos, “assembly, meeting”) – from σύν (sún, “with”) (Englis

From Ancient Greek σύνοδος (súnodos, “assembly, meeting”) – from σύν (sún, “with”) (English syn-) + ὁδός (hodós, “way, path”).

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