Sobor

[ suh-bawr ]

noun(sometimes lowercase)Eastern Church.

a council, synod, or convention.

Origin of Sobor

From Russian sobór, Old Russian, Old Church Slavonic sŭborŭ “council, meeting,” equivalent to sŭ- “together, with” + -borŭ, noun derivative of brati “to take” (akin to bear¹); loan translation of Greek synagōgḗ (see synagogue)

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How to use Sobor in a sentence

A vaulted corridor leads to an entrance from the square behind the Uspenski Sobor.
The Story of Moscow | Wirt Gerrare
A large number of relics assigned to him are still preserved in the Uspenski Sobor and the sacristy of the Patriarchs.
The Story of Moscow | Wirt Gerrare

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