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holy synod

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

Origin of holy synod

First recorded in 1760–70
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British Dictionary definitions for holy synod

holy synod

noun
  1. the governing body of any of the Orthodox Churches
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