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holy synod

–noun Eastern Church.
the governing council of an autocephalous church, composed of bishops and presided over by the patriarch or another prelate.

Origin:
1760–70
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Holy Synod  
n.  The governing body of any of the Eastern Orthodox churches.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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