holy synod

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noun Eastern Church.

the governing council of an autocephalous church, composed of bishops and presided over by the patriarch or another prelate.

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Origin of holy synod

First recorded in 1760–70

Words nearby holy synod

Holy Sepulcher, Holy Sepulchre, holy smoke, Holy Spirit, holystone, holy synod, holy terror, holy thistle, Holy Thursday, holytide, Holy Trinity

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How to use holy synod in a sentence

The Holy Synod consisted of bishops and a Procurator-general who represented the czar and as such could veto any resolution.
The Story of Russia|R. Van Bergen, M.A.
He, as well as his people, is subject in religious matters to the ecclesiastical authority of the Holy Synod.
Artist and Model|Ren de Pont-Jest
The Holy Synod is made up of metropolitans, archbishops, a procurator-general and secretaries.
Artist and Model|Ren de Pont-Jest
He would only receive five delegates, who read their document in a plenary sitting of the Holy Synod.
The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 1|Henry Baerlein

In the house of the Holy Synod are thirty silver vessels containing the holy oil used in baptising all the children in Russia.
A Journey in Russia in 1858|Robert Heywood

British Dictionary definitions for holy synod

holy synod

noun

the governing body of any of the Orthodox Churches

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