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Synod
Synod Syn"od (s[i^]n"[u^]d), n. [L. synodus, Gr. sy`nodos a
meeting; sy`n with + "odo`s a way; cf. AS. sino[eth],
seno[eth], F. synode, both from the Latin.]
1. (Eccl. Hist.) An ecclesiastic council or meeting to
consult on church matters.
Note: Synods are of four kinds: 1. General, or ecumenical,
which are composed of bishops from different nations;
-- commonly called general council. 2. National,
composed of bishops of one nation only. 3. Provincial,
in which the bishops of only one province meet; --
called also convocations. 4. Diocesan, a synod in which
the bishop of the diocese or his representative
presides. Among Presbyterians, a synod is composed of
several adjoining presbyteries. The members are the
ministers and a ruling elder from each parish.
2. An assembly or council having civil authority; a
legislative body.
It hath in solemn synods been decreed, Both by the
Syracusians and ourselves, To admit no traffic to
our adverse towns. --Shak.
Parent of gods and men, propitious Jove! And you,
bright synod of the powers above. --Dryden.
3. (Astron.) A conjunction of two or more of the heavenly
bodies. [R.] --Milton.
Meaning of Synods from wikipedia
- Communion,
synods are
elected by
clergy and laity. In most
Anglican churches,
there is a
geographical hierarchy of
synods, with
General Synod at the top;...
- English-speaking
Lutherans to
other synods,
particularly the
Tennessee and Ohio
synods. In 1872,
members of the
Tennessee Synod invited representatives from...
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Representation Part 3 -
Deanery Synods Diocese of
London website,
Deanery Synods page
Saint Michael’s
Church website,
Deanery Synod page
Barston Church website...
- Look up
synodic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Synodic, may
refer to:
Synodic day
Synodic month Synodic orbital period,
synodic year or
synodic time...
- The
Synod of Rome may
refer to a
number of
synods or
councils of the
Roman Catholic Church, held in Rome. Some of
these synods include:
Synod of Rome...
-
consists of 65
synods which are
configured into nine
regional offices. Each of the
synods of the ELCA
elects one
bishop and
three synod council officers...
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confirmed by a
synod of Rome in the
autumn of the same year.
Other Carthaginian synods concerning the
lapsi were held in 252 and 254. Two
synods, in 255 and...
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establishing state synods.
These state synods were to
organize into two or
three larger synods, one for the east (corresponding to the Ohio
Synod), one for the...
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diocesan synods met in 1970, and
elections have been held
every three years since, most
recently in 2018.
Election is by the
members of the
deanery synods of...
- Arelate) in the
south of
Roman Gaul (modern France)
hosted several councils or
synods referred to as
Concilium Arelatense in the
history of the
early Christian...
