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synaxis

[ si-nak-sis ]
/ sɪˈnæk sɪs /

noun, plural syn·ax·es [si-nak-seez] /sɪˈnæk siz/.

an assembly for religious worship, especially for the celebration of the Eucharist.

Nearby words

  1. synastry,
  2. synaxarion,
  3. synaxarium,
  4. synaxary,
  5. synaxes,
  6. sync,
  7. sync-generator,
  8. syncanthus,
  9. syncarp,
  10. syncarpous

Origin of synaxis

1615–25; < Late Latin < Medieval Greek sýnaxis, equivalent to synág(ein) to meet together (see synagogue) + -sis -sis
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