synod

[ sin-uhd ]

/ ˈsɪn əd /

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noun

an assembly of ecclesiastics or other church delegates, convoked pursuant to the law of the church, for the discussion and decision of ecclesiastical affairs; ecclesiastical council.

any council.

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Origin of synod

1350–1400; Middle English <Latin synodus<Greek sýnodos meeting, equivalent to syn-syn- + (h)odós way

OTHER WORDS FROM synod

syn·od·al, adjectivean·ti·syn·od, adjectivesub·syn·od, nounsub·syn·od·al, adjective

Words nearby synod

syngenesis, syngraft, synizesis, synkaryon, synnema, synod, synodic, synodic month, Synod of Whitby, synoecious, synoekete

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How to use synod in a sentence

The Synod of Bishops, where Sister Becquart serves as Undersecretary, is an international deliberative and advisory body for the Catholic Church created by the Vatican in the 1960s.
Vatican official to speak at online LGBTQ event|Lou Chibbaro Jr.|March 9, 2022|Washington Blade
Reinke lost his pulpit and was drummed out of the conservative Missouri Synod of the Lutheran denomination.
The Pastor Who Scandalized His Town|Lloyd Grove|October 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For such an historic change to the church, a two-thirds majority was required in all three Houses of the General Synod.
Church of England Gets Female Bishops and a Conservative Backlash|Nico Hines|July 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But those who followed the last synod on the family in 1980 are far from impressed.
Did the Pope Just Wink at Gay Marriage?|Barbie Latza Nadeau|June 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST

To celebrate together, after 17centuries, the first truly ecumenical synod.
Plotting Nicea III Could Be Pope Francis's Masterstroke|Candida Moss|June 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At Paris a numerous synod was assembled, in which it was voted that Gregory ought not here to be obeyed.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume V|John Lord
The Swedes and Germans were Lutherans, but each nationality was of a different synod and had little agreement or fellowship.
Around Old Bethany|Robert Lee Berry
About this time the Council, or rather synod, of Trent closed its sittings, and published its decrees to the whole of Christendom.
The Revolt of The Netherlands, Complete|Friedrich Schiller
In theory each congregation had the power to send a deputy to the Provincial Synod; in fact, only a few ever used the privilege.
History of the Moravian Church|J. E. Hutton
He presided over the Pan-Anglican Synod in 1867, and in 1868 succeeded to the archbishopric.
The Cathedral Church of Canterbury [2nd ed.].|Hartley Withers

British Dictionary definitions for synod

synod

/ (ˈsɪnəd, ˈsɪnɒd) /

noun

a local or special ecclesiastical council, esp of a diocese, formally convened to discuss ecclesiastical affairs

Derived forms of synod

synodal or rare synodical, adjective

Word Origin for synod

C14: from Late Latin synodus, from Greek sunodos, from syn- + hodos a way

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