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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.


Other Word Forms

  • post-synodal adjective
  • pre-synodal adjective
  • synodality noun
  • synodally adverb

Example Sentences

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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 and invited the cardinal to visit their church.

From Washington Post • Jul. 22, 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

A synodal constitution for the Evangelical State Church was introduced in Prussia in 1875.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" by Various