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‖ synaxis Ch. Hist.|sɪˈnæksɪs|
Pl. synaxes |sɪˈnæksiːz|.
[eccl. L., a. eccl. Gr. σύναξις, f. συνάγειν to gather together.]
A meeting for worship, especially for celebration of the Eucharist.
1624J. Fisher Answ. Nine Points Controv. (1625) 235 The whole Church, represented by the Synaxis, or Ecclesiasticall meeting of euery Christian parish. a1638Mede Wks. (1672) 364 Who knows not that the Synaxis of the ancient Christians consisted of these three parts, Of hearing the Word of God, of Prayers, and Commemoration of Christ in the Eucharist? 1642Jer. Taylor Episc. xxxvii. (1647) 255 If they will celebrate Synaxes privately, it must be by a Priest, and he must be there by leave of the Bishop. 1682G. Vernon Life Heylin 147 Our Divine built a private Oratory, where he had frequency of Synaxes. a1773A. Butler Feasts & Fasts vi. iv. (1839) 215 Theodorus Lector says, Timotheus..first ordered the creed to be recited..at every Synaxis. 1872Morley Voltaire v. 244 What was the difference between the synaxis and the mass? 1872W. E. Scudamore Notitia Eucharistica i. i. (1876) 26 This name of Synaxis was given especially to those more solemn assemblies at which the Sacrament was celebrated. |