noun#9,509 by frequency
synod
/ˈsɪn.əd/
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 as in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
- plural
- synods
Meanings
- 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 bodyrare
- 4
A conjunction of two or more of the heavenly bodiesrare