synod
21synod — [[t]sɪ̱nɒd[/t]] synods N COUNT A synod is a special council of members of a Church, which meets regularly to discuss religious issues …
22Synod — Sy|n|od, der; s, e <griechisch> (früher für oberste Behörde der russischen Kirche); Heiliger Synod …
23synod — A church board. The council of a religious society. Roshi s Appeal, 69 Pa 462 (German Reformed Church). An intermediate governing body or judicatory of a Protestant church, particularly a Presbyterian church. There are in the Presbyterian system… …
24synod — n. 1 a Church council attended by delegated clergy and sometimes laity (see also General Synod). 2 a Presbyterian ecclesiastical court above the presbyteries and subject to the General Assembly. 3 any meeting for debate. Etymology: ME f. LL… …
25Synod of the Trinity — is an upper judicatory of the Presbyterian Church (USA) headquartered in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania. The synod oversees sixteen presbyteries covering all of Pennsylvania, most of West Virginia, and a portion of eastern Ohio. History The Presbyterian …
26Synod of Pistoia — Synod of Pistoia † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Synod of Pistoia Held 18 to 28 September, 1786, by Scipio de’ Ricci, Bishop of Pistoia and Prato. It marks the most daring effort ever made to secure for Jansenism and allied errors a… …
27Synod of the Northeast — is an upper judicatory of the Presbyterian Church (USA) based in Stony Point, New York. The synod oversees twenty two presbyteries in six New England states (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut), two of the …
28Synod of Homberg — consisted of the clergy, the nobility, and the representatives of cities, and was held October 20–22, 1526. The synod is remarkable for a premature scheme of democratic church government and discipline, which failed for the time, but contained… …
29Synod of Tyre — may refer to: The First Synod of Tyre, in 335, which judged the cause of St. Athanasius The Second Synod of Tyre, in 449, which dealt with the cause of Ibas, Bishop of Edessa. The Third Synod of Tyre, in 514 or 515, which rejected the Council of… …
30Synod of Whitby — Synod of Whitby † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Synod of Whitby The Christianizing of Britain begun by St. Augustine in A.D. 597 was carried on with varying success throughout the seventh century. One great hindrance to progress lay in the… …
