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(Englisch)

An ecclesiastic council or meeting to consult on church matters.
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
An assembly or council having civil authority (formal); a legislative body.
A conjunction of two or more of the heavenly bodies.

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/ˈsɪn.əd/

From Ancient Greek σύνοδος (súnodos, “assembly, meeting”) – from σύν (sún, “with”) (English syn-) + ὁδός (hodós, “way, path”). Compare also with the term סַנְהֶדְרִין (“sanhedrin”) common throughout Hebrew Talmudic literature.