Holy Synod

noun

: the governing body of a national Eastern church

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The 73-year-old cleric received nine votes from the 16-member Holy Synod, the church’s highest decision-making body, against four for runner-up Limassol Bishop Athanasios. —

Arkansas Online, 25 Dec. 2022

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