Sobor

[ suh-bawr ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, (sometimes lowercase)

a council, synod, or convention.

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Word History and Origins

From Russian sobór, Old Russian, Old Church Slavonic sŭborŭ “council, meeting,” equivalent to sŭ- “together, with” + -borŭ, noun derivative of brati “to take” (akin to bear ¹ ); loan translation of Greek synagōgḗ ( synagogue )

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Example Sentences

A vaulted corridor leads to an entrance from the square behind the Uspenski Sobor.

From Project Gutenberg

A large number of relics assigned to him are still preserved in the Uspenski Sobor and the sacristy of the Patriarchs.

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