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synodal

American  
[sin-uhd-uhl] / ˈsɪn əd əl /

adjective

  1. relating to, issued by, or having the character of a church synod.


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In his homily on Saturday morning he called for "an ever more symphonic and synodal Church".

From Reuters ● Sep. 30, 2023

They wrote letters, spoke in synodal listening sessions with archdiocese leaders and begged the cardinal to visit their church to see for himself the importance of the Latin Mass to their community.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 24, 2022

To listen is a verb that concerns you as journalists, but it concerns us all as a church, at all times and especially now that the synodal process has begun.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 19, 2021

The pope also intends to proceed in a synodal way: the word synod derives from the union of two Greekwords, syn, “together,” and odòs, “journey.”

From Time ● Oct. 13, 2014

History has a great deal to tell about his legations in the name of the Emperor, his treaties with the Confederates, his synodal constitutions, his ordinances and his pastoral letters.

From The Life and Times of Ulric Zwingli by Johann Jakob Hottinger

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