General Synod

noun

1. the governing body, under Parliament, of the Church of England, made up of the bishops and elected clerical and lay representatives

Example Sentences

For such an historic change to the church, a two-thirds majority was required in all three Houses of the General Synod.

From The Daily Beast

At the head of the whole organization is a General Synod, sitting at Paris.

From Project Gutenberg

Dr. Hiltz added that he was calling the attention of the General Synod to the caravan plan.

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In our letter of 1856, to General Synod, we called particular attention to the subject.

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I am not aware that any censorship of the press has been authorized by General Synod.

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If we could have had a representative in General Synod, the previous publication of our paper might have been unnecessary.

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