Dictionary

synod en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈsɪn.əd/
• (Southern-England) audio
• sĭn'əd

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱómder.? Proto-Indo-European *sem-der.? Proto-Hellenic *ksún Ancient Greek σύν (sún) Ancient Greek σῠν- (sŭn-) Proto-Indo-European *sed-der. Proto-Indo-European *sodós? Proto-Hellenic *hodós Ancient Greek ὁδός (hodós) Ancient Greek σύνοδος (súnodos)bor. English synod From Ancient Greek σύνοδος (súnodos, “assembly, meeting”) – from σύν (sún, “with”) (English syn-) + ὁδός (hodós, “way, path”). Compare also with the term סַנְהֶדְרִין (“sanhedrin”) common throughout Hebrew Talmudic literature.

Meanings

1. 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. 2023 October 2, Jason Horowitz, Elisabetta Povoledo, “What Is a Synod in the Catholic Church? And Why Does This One Matter?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
2. 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
3. An assembly or council having civil authority (formal); a legislative body.
   • 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. 1667, John Milton, “Book VI”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:
   • It hath in solemn synods been decreed. c. 1594 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Comedie of Errors”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i]:
   • Parent of Gods and Men, propitious Jove! / And you bright ſynod of the Pow'rs above; / On this my ſon your gracious gifts beſtow; / Grant him to live, and great in arms to grow, [...] a. 1701 (date written), John Dryden, “The Last Parting of Hector and Andromache. From the Sixth Book of the Iliad.”, in The Miscellaneous Works of John Dryden, […], volume IV, London: […] J[acob] and R[ichard] Tonson, […], published 1760, →OCLC, page 455:
4. A conjunction of two or more of the heavenly bodies.

Forms

Deriveds

synodal · holy synod · countersynod · synodality · antisynod · synodic · general synod · synodist

Hypernyms

council

Translations (64)

ko 시노드 (ecclesiastic council or meeting) · ca sínode (ecclesiastic council or meeting) · kk синод (ecclesiastic council or meeting) · pt sínodo (ecclesiastic council or meeting) · ru синкли́т (ecclesiastic council or meeting) · ko 교회회의 (ecclesiastic council or meeting) · sk synoda (ecclesiastic council or meeting) · it sinodo (ecclesiastic council or meeting) · uz sinod (ecclesiastic council or meeting) · sw sinodi (ecclesiastic council or meeting) · gur sinodo (ecclesiastic council or meeting) · hu zsinat (ecclesiastic council or meeting) · ja 教会会議 (ecclesiastic council or meeting) · pt sínodo (administrative division of church) · cmn 教会会议 (ecclesiastic council or meeting) · mi hīnota (ecclesiastic council or meeting) · af sinode (ecclesiastic council or meeting) · fi kirkolliskokous (ecclesiastic council or meeting) · sh sìnōd (ecclesiastic council or meeting) · hi धर्मसभा (ecclesiastic council or meeting) · grc σύνοδος (ecclesiastic council or meeting) · mk синод (ecclesiastic council or meeting) · vi công nghị (ecclesiastic council or meeting) · nds-de Synood (ecclesiastic council or meeting) · de Synode (ecclesiastic council or meeting) · nb synode (ecclesiastic council or meeting) · hu szinódus (ecclesiastic council or meeting) · cs synoda (ecclesiastic council or meeting) · nrf synnode (ecclesiastic council or meeting) · he סִינוֹד (ecclesiastic council or meeting) · gl sínodo (ecclesiastic council or meeting) · bg синод (administrative division of church) · es sínodo (ecclesiastic council or meeting) · be сіно́д (ecclesiastic council or meeting) · hy սինոդ (ecclesiastic council or meeting) · sh сѝно̄д (ecclesiastic council or meeting) · id sinode (ecclesiastic council or meeting) · fi synodi (administrative division of church) · pl synod (ecclesiastic council or meeting) · io sinodo (ecclesiastic council or meeting) · is prestastefna (ecclesiastic council or meeting) · ro sinod (ecclesiastic council or meeting) · nl synode (ecclesiastic council or meeting) · ka სინოდი (ecclesiastic council or meeting) · fr synode (ecclesiastic council or meeting) · nn synode (ecclesiastic council or meeting) · uz синод (ecclesiastic council or meeting) · sv synod (ecclesiastic council or meeting) · cs synod (ecclesiastic council or meeting) · fi synodi (ecclesiastic council or meeting) · ca sínode (administrative division of church) · fy synoade (ecclesiastic council or meeting) · lt sinodas (ecclesiastic council or meeting) · el σύνοδος (ecclesiastic council or meeting) · ml സൂനഹദോസുകൾ (ecclesiastic council or meeting) · ar سِيَنُودُوس (ecclesiastic council or meeting) · uk сино́д (ecclesiastic council or meeting) · bg синод (ecclesiastic council or meeting) · tl sinodo (ecclesiastic council or meeting) · eo sinodo (ecclesiastic council or meeting) · da synode (ecclesiastic council or meeting) · et sinod (ecclesiastic council or meeting) · ru сино́д (ecclesiastic council or meeting) · la synodus (ecclesiastic council or meeting)