synaxis

[si-nak-sis]

noun, plural syn·ax·es

[si-nak-seez] /sɪˈnæk siz/.

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

Origin of synaxis

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