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synod

Main Entry:: syn·od
Pronunciation:: \ˈsi-nəd also -ˌnäd\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Middle English sinod, from Late Latin synodus, from Late Greek synodos, from Greek, meeting, assembly, from syn- + hodos way, journey
Date:: 14th century

1: an ecclesiastical governing or advisory council: as a: an assembly of bishops in the Roman Catholic Church b: the governing assembly of an Episcopal province c: a Presbyterian governing body ranking between the presbytery and the general assembly d: a regional or national organization of Lutheran congregations 2: the ecclesiastical district governed by a synod

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\ˈsi-nə-d^əl, -ˌnä-; sə-ˈnä-d^əl\ adjective

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