holy synod

American  

noun

Eastern Church.

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

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holy synod British  

noun

1. the governing body of any of the Orthodox Churches

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Etymology

Origin of holy synod

First recorded in 1760–70

Example Sentences

And, after rendering due thanks unto God, as in duty bound, we lay before your Piety the things which have been done in the holy synod.

From A Source Book for Ancient Church History by Ayer, Joseph Cullen

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

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 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.

The sons of the chiefs used to be educated in grammar, and were learning very well, till this was prohibited by the holy synod, under an order of the most reverend the archbishop of Mexico.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 04 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time by Kerr, Robert