holy synod
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of holy synod
First recorded in 1760–70
Example Sentences
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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.
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