ALL meanings of synod
syn·od
S s - noun synod church council 1
- noun synod an assembly of ecclesiastics or other church delegates, convoked pursuant to the law of the church, for the discussion and decision of ecclesiastical affairs; ecclesiastical council. 1
- noun synod any council. 1
- countable noun synod A synod is a special council of members of a Church, which meets regularly to discuss religious issues. 0
- noun synod a local or special ecclesiastical council, esp of a diocese, formally convened to discuss ecclesiastical affairs 0
- noun synod an ecclesiastical council 0
- noun synod a regional or international meeting of bishops; also, a meeting of diocesan priests, the diocesan bishop presiding 0
- noun synod Holy Synod 0
- noun synod a high governing body in certain Christian churches 0
- noun synod a Presbyterian governing body ranking between the general assembly and presbytery 0
- noun synod a national or district organization of Lutheran or certain other Protestant churches 0
- noun synod a district governed or represented by a Protestant synod 0
- noun synod any assembly or council 0