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synod

 

  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Synod  \Syn"od\  (s[i^]n"[u^]d),  n.  [L.  synodus  Gr  sy`nodos  a 
  meeting;  sy`n  with  +  "odo`s  a  way  cf  AS  sino[eth], 
  seno[eth],  F.  synode,  both  from  the  Latin.] 
  1.  (Eccl.  Hist.)  An  ecclesiastic  council  or  meeting  to 
  consult  on  church  matters. 
 
  Note:  Synods  are  of  four  kinds:  1.  General,  or  ecumenical, 
  which  are  composed  of  bishops  from  different  nations; 
  --  commonly  called  general  council.  2.  National, 
  composed  of  bishops  of  one  nation  only.  3.  Provincial, 
  in  which  the  bishops  of  only  one  province  meet  -- 
  called  also  convocations.  4.  Diocesan,  a  synod  in  which 
  the  bishop  of  the  diocese  or  his  representative 
  presides.  Among  Presbyterians,  a  synod  is  composed  of 
  several  adjoining  presbyteries.  The  members  are  the 
  ministers  and  a  ruling  elder  from  each  parish. 
 
  2.  An  assembly  or  council  having  civil  authority;  a 
  legislative  body. 
 
  It  hath  in  solemn  synods  been  decreed,  Both  by  the 
  Syracusians  and  ourselves  To  admit  no  traffic  to 
  our  adverse  towns.  --Shak. 
 
  Parent  of  gods  and  men,  propitious  Jove!  And  you 
  bright  synod  of  the  powers  above.  --Dryden. 
 
  3.  (Astron.)  A  conjunction  of  two  or  more  of  the  heavenly 
  bodies.  [R.]  --Milton. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  synod 
  n  :  a  council  convened  to  discuss  ecclesiastical  business




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