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synaxis

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[si-nak-sis] / sɪˈnæk sɪs /

noun

plural

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


Etymology

Origin of synaxis

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