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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;...
- denial. In a
break from
previous synods, Pope
Francis announced at its
conclusion that he
would not
publish a post-
synodal apostolic exhortation, but had...
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Synodality (from
synod which is Gr**** σύν "together" and ὁδός "way, journey") is in the
Catholic Church a term "often used to
describe the
process of fraternal...
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lists the
names of the 16
synods and 166
presbyteries in the
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
There are 16
synods in PC(USA). A
synod is a
regional governing...
- held the
first of a
series of
synods of the
newly organized Catholic archdiocese of Westminster. For the Pan-Anglican
Synods see
Lambeth Conferences. Chisholm...
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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...
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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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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...
- the
similarity of the 829
synods to the
reform councils of 813. The
emperors Louis the
Pious and
Lothar I
convoked the
synods in
December 828. The text...
- to urge
clerical reform.
Other synods were held in 1223, 1231, 1278, 1313, 1321, 1335, 1342, 1445, and 1581. The
synod held by
Archbishop Jacques-Nicolas...
