Associations to the word «Synod»
Noun
- Evangelical
- Moderator
- Lutheran
- Patriarch
- Legate
- Presbyterian
- Antioch
- Kell
- Metropolitan
- Constantinople
- Concordia
- Missouri
- Clergy
- Bishop
- Orthodox
- Catechism
- Schism
- Diocese
- Ordination
- Layman
- Communion
- Congregation
- Archbishop
- Boniface
- Denomination
- Augsburg
- Canon
- Episcopal
- Heresy
- Decree
- Syriac
- Liturgy
- Uniting
- Orthodoxy
- Consecration
- Primate
- Pope
- Ignatius
- Holy
- Carthage
- Seminary
- Condemnation
- Pastor
- Church
- Confession
- Bishopric
- Ordinary
- Anglican
- Vatican
- Uppsala
- Eucharist
- Polity
- Mainz
- Ravenna
- Heretic
- Trier
- Visitation
- Archdiocese
- Walther
- Benedict
- Wilfrid
- Cleric
- Alexandria
- Armagh
- Cyril
- Bede
- Papacy
Adjective
Wiktionary
SYNOD, noun. An ecclesiastic council or meeting to consult on church matters.
SYNOD, noun. An administrative division of churches, either the entire denomination, as in the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod, or a mid-level division (middle judicatory, district) as in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
SYNOD, noun. An assembly or council having civil authority; a legislative body.
SYNOD, noun. (astronomy) A conjunction of two or more of the heavenly bodies.
Dictionary definition
SYNOD, noun. A council convened to discuss ecclesiastical business.
Wise words
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