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synod (sinəd)

noun

  1. an ecclesiastical council; specif.,
    1. R.C.Ch. a regional or international meeting of bishops; also, a meeting of diocesan priests, the diocesan bishop presiding
    2. Eastern Orthodox Ch. Holy Synod
  2. a high governing body in certain Christian churches; specif.,
    1. a Presbyterian governing body ranking between the general assembly and presbytery
    2. a national or district organization of Lutheran or certain other Protestant churches
  3. a district governed or represented by a Protestant synod
  4. any assembly or council

Etymology: ME, altered (after LL) < OE sinoth < LL(Ec) synodus < LGr(Ec) synodos, church synod < Gr, a meeting, lit., a coming together < syn-, together + hodos, way: see -ode

synod Related Forms
syn·odal (-ə dəl) adjective
synod Synonyms

synod

n.

congress, conclave, assembly; see committee.

synod Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • bishop: The pope summoned a synod of bishops to meet in Rome.
  • church: This idea developed in favor of an international synod of Reformed churches, chiefly through James's and Maurice's intervention.

Converse of object

  • hold: Each province should hold a synod twice yearly to consider such cases.
  • encourage: The Committee encourages the synods ' continuing active ownership and support of the advocacy work.
  • call: Josaphat immediately called a synod to put his reforms into action.
  • have: In JAMAICA, mission work was commenced by the United Presbyterian Church in 1869, which has a synod here, with 4 presbyteries.
  • summon: The pope summoned a synod of bishops to meet in Rome.

Adjective modifier

  • diocesan: On his return home he held a diocesan synod.
  • provincial: Through a common provincial synod, over which he presided himself, it could not be done.
  • national: As the United Reformed Church national synod of Wales is entirely English-speaking, there are language limits to joint work.
  • general: Several tainted with these views remained within the general synod.
  • several: An outstanding and prolific writer, he presided over several synods and worked much on the liturgy.
  • first: The main business Diocesan Synod, usually the first synod of the year, represents God the Son.

Modifies a noun

  • moderator: In this the synod moderator has a vital place.
  • office: For more details please contact your local synod representative, via your synod office.
  • meeting: Recently we were asked to share the idea with the URC synod meeting at Redditch.
  • member: Synod members have recently been sent copies of Building faith in our future Windsor Report 2004 both of which can be downloaded.
  • level: East Midlands No women's organization at a synod level.
  • representative: For more details please contact your local synod representative, via your synod office.

Noun used with modifier

  • deanery: The deanery synod meets at present four times a year.
synod Quotes

   The Parliament of England cannot have on earth so strong pillars and pregnant supporters of all their were always told there is one golden rule: no hanky panky in theTardis.

—Baillie, Robert

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