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synaxis

American

[si-nak-sis] / sɪˈnæk sɪs /

noun

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

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synaxes

plural

Etymology

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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