synod

Meaning

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 (formal); a legislative body.
4. A conjunction of two or more of the heavenly bodies.

Synonyms

council

convention

convocation

assembly

session

ecclesiastical council

church council

Translations

synode

synode

sínodo

σύνοδος

Synode

sinodo

sínode

sínodo

kerkvergadering

kilise meclisi

meclis

Sínodo

المجمع الكنسي

rahipler meclisi

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsɪn.əd/

Etymology

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.