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syn⋅od

  [sin-uhd]
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–noun
1. an assembly of ecclesiastics or other church delegates, convoked pursuant to the law of the church, for the discussion and decision of ecclesiastical affairs; ecclesiastical council.
2. any council.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < L synodus < Gk sýnodos meeting, equiv. to syn- syn- + (h)odós way

Related forms:
syn⋅od⋅al, adjective
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syn·od   (sĭn'əd)   
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 (sĭn'ə-dl) adj.
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Word Origin & History

synod 
1387, "ecclesiastical council," from L.L. synodus, from Gk. synodos "assembly, meeting, conjunction of planets," from syn- "together" + hodos "a going, a way" (see cede). Used by Presbyterians for "assembly of ministers and other elders" from 1593 to c.1920, when replaced by General Council.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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synod

(from Greek synodos, "assembly"), in the Christian church, a local or provincial assembly of bishops and other church officials meeting to resolve questions of discipline or administration.

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