Look up: synod

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   synod
   [n] - a council convened to discuss ecclesiastical business
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   Synod
   Syn'od (sĭn'ŭd) noun [ Latin synodus , Greek sy`nodos a meeting; sy`n with + 'odo`s a way; confer Anglo-Saxon sinoð , senoð , French synode , both from the Latin.] 1. (Eccl. Hist.) An ecclesiastic council or meeting to consult on church matters. » Synods are of four kinds: 1. General , ...
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   synod
   1. An ecclesiastic council or meeting to consult on church matters. ... Synods are of four kinds: 1. General, or ecumenical, which are compopsed of bishops from different nations; commonly called general council. 2. National, composed of bishops of one nation only. 3. Provincial, in which the bishops of only one province meet; called also convocatio ...
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   synod
   noun a council convened to discuss ecclesiastical business
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   Synod
   A `synod` (also known as a `council`) is a council of a church, usually a Christian church, convened to decide an issue of doctrine, administration or application. An ecumenical council is so named because it is a synod of the whole church (or, more accurately, of what those who call it consider to be the whole church.) The word comes from the Greek `Ã?Æ’Ã?...νοδοÃ?‚` meaning `assembly` or `meeting`, and it is synonymous with the Latin word `conci...
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   Synod
   • (n.) An assembly or council having civil authority; a legislative body. • (n.) A conjunction of two or more of the heavenly bodies. • (n.) An ecclesiastic council or meeting to consult on church matters.
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   synod
   (from Greek synodos, `assembly`), in the Christian church, a local or provincial assembly of bishops and other church officials meeting to resolve ... [10 related articles]
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   synod
   synod 1. An assembly of ecclesiastics or other church delegates, convoked pursuant to the law of the church, for the discussion and decision of ecclesiastical affairs; an ecclesiastical council. 2. A special council of church members that holds regular meetings to discuss religious issues. 3. Any assembly or council held for the discussion of issues. ...
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