synod
/หsษชn.ษd/IPA: /S IH1 N AH0 D/
noun
- 1
An ecclesiastic council or meeting to consult on church matters.
- 2
An administrative division of churches, either the entire denomination, as in the Lutheran ChurchโMissouri Synod, or a mid-level division (middle judicatory, district) as in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
- 3
An assembly or council having civil authority; a legislative body.
- 4
A conjunction of two or more of the heavenly bodies.
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