synod
Collocations
4ADJ.
taboo
VERB + SYNOD
attended, opened
SYNOD + NOUN
deities
PREP.
in, in
Definitions
noun
An ecclesiastic council or meeting to consult on church matters.
Addressing a number of previously taboo topics, this synod could result in several liberalizing reforms, though there is no guarantee that it will produce anything at all.
An administrative division of churches, either the entire denomination, as in the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod, or a mid-level division (middle judicatory, district) as in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
An assembly or council having civil authority (formal); a legislative body.
It hath in solemn synods been decreed.
A third part of the Gods, in synod met / Their deities to assert; who, while they feel / Vigour divine within them, can allow / Omnipotence to none.
A conjunction of two or more of the heavenly bodies.
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6Addressing a number of previously taboo topics, this synod could result in several liberalizing reforms, though there is no guarantee that it will produce anything at all.
WiktionaryIt hath in solemn synods been decreed.
WiktionaryA third part of the Gods, in synod met / Their deities to assert; who, while they feel / Vigour divine within them, can allow / Omnipotence to none.
WiktionaryPope Francis has opened a synod that, this time, includes lay people and women.
Tatoeba · #12717369A synod is a meeting of bishops, who make up the Church's leadership around the world.
Tatoeba · #12717375As a young priest, Father Thomas attended his first synod.
Tatoeba · #13176190