synod

  • 71synod — syn|od [ˈsınəd, nɔd US nəd] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Late Latin; Origin: synodus, from Greek synodos meeting , from syn ( SYN ) + hodos way ] an important meeting of church members …

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  • 72Synod — Sy|nod* der; [e]s, e <über gleichbed. russ. sinod aus gr. sýnodos, vgl. ↑Synode> neben dem Patriarchen stehende oberste Kirchenbehörde der ↑orthodoxen u. ↑autokephalen Kirchen (in Russland 1721 1917 allein regierend) …

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  • 73synod — • kyrkomöte …

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  • 74synod — m IV, D. u, Ms. synododzie; lm M. y rel. «w kościele katolickim: zjazd duchowieństwa jednej diecezji, biskupów jednej albo kilku metropolii lub biskupów całego kraju; w kościołach protestanckich: zjazd biskupów, przedstawicieli duchowieństwa i… …

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  • 75synod — ecclesiastical assembly or council Ecclesiastical Terms …

    Phrontistery dictionary

  • 76synod — syn·od || sɪnÉ™d n. ecclesiastical council; stellar conjunction (Astronomy) …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 77synod — [ sɪnəd, ɒd] noun 1》 an assembly of the clergy (and sometimes also the laity) in a division of a Christian Church. 2》 a Presbyterian ecclesiastical court above the presbyteries and subject to the General Assembly. Derivatives synodal adjective… …

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  • 78synod — n. 1. Council of ecclesiastics. 2. Meeting, convention, council, assembly …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 79synod — noun (C) an important meeting of church members to make decisions concerning the church …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 80Synod — A formal meeting of representatives of various units of the church ♦ An ecclesiastical meeting; see definitions under council ; word derived from Greek synodos, a coming together . (Lynch, Joseph H. The Medieval Church: A Brief History, 365) ♦… …

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