单词 | synod |
释义 | synod[ sin-uhd ] / ˈsɪn əd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR synod ON THESAURUS.COM nounan 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. any council. Origin of synod1350–1400; Middle English <Latin synodus<Greek sýnodos meeting, equivalent to syn-syn- + (h)odós way OTHER WORDS FROM synodsyn·od·al, adjectivean·ti·syn·od, adjectivesub·syn·od, nounsub·syn·od·al, adjectiveWords nearby synodsyngraft, synizesis, synkaryon, synkinesis, synnema, synod, synodic, synodic month, Synod of Whitby, synoecious, synoekete Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for synodsynod / (ˈsɪnəd, ˈsɪnɒd) / nouna local or special ecclesiastical council, esp of a diocese, formally convened to discuss ecclesiastical affairs Derived forms of synodsynodal or rare synodical, adjectiveWord Origin for synodC14: from Late Latin synodus, from Greek sunodos, from syn- + hodos a way Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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