synod

== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === enPR: sĭn'əd, IPA(key): /ˈsɪn.əd/ === Noun === synod (plural synods) (Christianity) An ecclesiastic council or meeting to consult on church matters. (Christianity) 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. (astronomy) A conjunction of two or more of the heavenly bodies. ==== Usage notes ==== Usage differs between different churches – see uses in different Communions. ==== Hypernyms ==== council ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Dyson, dynos, dyons == Czech == === Noun === synod m inan synod (an ecclesiastic council or meeting to consult on church matters) Synonym: synoda ==== Declension ==== == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French synode, from Ecclesiastical Latin synodus, from Ancient Greek σύνοδος (súnodos). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsɘ.nɔt/ Rhymes: -ɘnɔt Syllabification: sy‧nod === Noun === synod m inan (related adjective synodalny or synodowy) (Christianity) synod (ecclesiastic council or meeting to consult on church matters) (Christianity) synod (administrative division of churches, either the entire denomination) ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “synod”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “synod”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[3] (in Polish) == Swedish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin synodus, from Ancient Greek σύνοδος (súnodos, “meeting, astronomical conjunction”), from συν- (sun-) +‎ ὁδός (hodós). === Noun === synod c a synod; a (local) church council Hypernym: kyrkomöte a synod (administrative division of church) ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== synodal synodisk ==== See also ==== koncilium === References === “synod”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)