syn·od (s n  d)n. 1. A council or an assembly of church officials or churches; an ecclesiastical council. 2. A council or an assembly. [Middle English, from Latin synodus, from Greek sunodos, meeting, assembly : sun-, syn- + hodos, way, course.] syn od·al (sn-dl) adj. |
synod [ˈsɪnəd ˈsɪnɒd]
n
(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a local or special ecclesiastical council, esp of a diocese, formally convened to discuss ecclesiastical affairs
[from Late Latin synodus, from Greek sunodos, from syn- + hodos a way]
synodal less commonly, synodical adj
Synod an assembly of the clergy; of ministers or elders.
Examples: synod of greedy caterpillars, 1580; of cooks, 1763; of peers, 1849; of prelates; of all sweets, 1649.
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| Noun | 1. |  synod - a council convened to discuss ecclesiastical businesscouncil - a meeting of people for consultation; "emergency council" |
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