Synode

1. (especially, feminine) synod (congress of elected representatives who may be clerics or laypeople)
2. (archaic, feminine) synonym of Konzil (“congress of bishops that decides bindingly on important issues”)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/zyˈnoːdə/

Etymology

15th century, learned borrowing from Latin synodus. The form in -e (18th c.) was influenced by French synode. Displaced Send, from Middle High German sent, senet, itself partially from the same Latin source and partially from senatus.

Concepts

synod

ecclesiastical council

Synonyms

Konzil