holy synod
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of holy synod
First recorded in 1760–70
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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
Concerning those who call themselves Cathari, who come over to the Catholic and Apostolic Church, the great and holy synod decrees that they who are ordained shall continue as they are among the clergy.
From A Source Book for Ancient Church History by Joseph Cullen Ayer
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 Joseph Cullen Ayer
To the most religious Emperor Theodosius, the holy synod of bishops assembled in Constantinople out of different provinces.
From A Source Book for Ancient Church History by Joseph Cullen Ayer
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 Joseph Cullen Ayer
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