SYNOD


Meaning of SYNOD in English

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

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