n.
Pronunciation: ' si-n ə d also - ˌ näd
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English sinod, from Late Latin synodus, from Late Greek synodos, from Greek, meeting, assembly, from syn- + hodos way, journey
Date: 14th century
1 : an ecclesiastical governing or advisory council: as a : an assembly of bishops in the Roman Catholic Church b : the governing assembly of an Episcopal province c : a Presbyterian governing body ranking between the presbytery and the general assembly d : a regional or national organization of Lutheran congregations
2 : the ecclesiastical district governed by a synod
– syn · od · al \ ' si-n ə -d ə l, - ˌ nä-; s ə - ' nä-d ə l \ adjective