holy synod
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of holy synod
First recorded in 1760–70
Example Sentences
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The holy synod of Nicæa, according to the three hundred and eighteen Fathers, under the Emperor Constantine.
From A Source Book for Ancient Church History by Ayer, Joseph Cullen
He it is, as we have seen, who occupies the throne of the czars since Peter the Great, and his Sanhedrim that usurps the name of the holy synod.
From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 88, April, 1875 by Various
That election of Amadeus, though formally made by the authority of a general and holy synod, vanished into smoke; and he was appeased with a cardinal's hat, like a barking dog with a morsel.
From Prefaces and Prologues to Famous Books with Introductions, Notes and Illustrations by Eliot, Charles William
All these the holy synod has anathematized, having scarcely patience to endure the hearing of such an impious or, rather, bewildered opinion, and such abominable blasphemies.
From A Source Book for Ancient Church History by Ayer, Joseph Cullen
Specially active in this work was Count Tolstoi, minister of instruction and also procurator of the holy synod.
From Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 by Kurtz, J. H.
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