synod

English

WOTD – 25 December 2011    

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Etymology

Ancient Greek σύνοδος (sunodos, “assembly, meeting”), from σύν (sun, “with”) (English syn-) + ὁδός (hodos, “way, path”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈsɪn.əd/, X-SAMPA: /"sIn.@d/

Noun

synod (plural synods)

1. An ecclesiastic council or meeting to consult on church matters.
2. 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
3. An assembly or council having civil authority; a legislative body.
   • Shakespeare

     It hath in solemn synods been decreed.

   • Dryden

     Parent of gods and men, propitious Jove! And you, bright synod of the powers above.

4. (astronomy) A conjunction of two or more of the heavenly bodies.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Milton to this entry?)

Usage notes

Usage differs between different churches – see uses in different Communions.

Derived terms

• general synod
• synodal
• synodic

Hypernyms

• council

Translations

ecclesiastic council or meeting

• Catalan: sínode (ca) m
• Czech: synod (cs) m, synoda (cs) f
• Dutch: synode f
• Finnish: kirkolliskokous (fi), synodi (fi)
• French: synode (fr) m

• Greek: σύνοδος (el) (sýnodos) f
• Hungarian: zsinat (hu), szinódus (hu)
• Jèrriais: synnode m
• Russian: сино́д (ru) (sinód) m
• Spanish: sínodo (es) m

administrative division of church

• Catalan: sínode (ca) m

• Finnish: synodi (fi)

Anagrams

• dynos, dyons

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Czech

Noun

synod m

1. synod (an ecclesiastic council or meeting to consult on church matters)

Synonyms

• synoda