transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsi-nəd also ]
-ˌnäd 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 ˈsi-nə-d ə l, -ˌnä-; sə-ˈnä-d ə l adjective