synod

noun

syn·od ˈsi-nəd

also -ˌnäd

Synonyms of synod next

: an ecclesiastical governing or advisory council: such as

: an assembly of bishops in the Roman Catholic Church

: the governing assembly of an Episcopal province

: a Presbyterian governing body ranking between the presbytery and the general assembly

: a regional or national organization of Lutheran congregations

: the ecclesiastical district governed by a synod

synodal

ˈsi-nə-dᵊl

-ˌnä-;

sə-ˈnä-dᵊl

adjective

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At previous synods, women were only allowed more marginal roles of observers or experts, literally seated in the last row of the audience hall while the bishops and cardinals took the front rows and voted. —

Nicole Winfield and Trisha Thomas, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Oct. 2023 In the Polish Pope’s world view, anti-Communism and traditionalism were inextricably combined; for him, renewal had spread out of control, and the regional synods were part of the problem. —

Paul Elie, The New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2023 Vatican summit tackles women’s ordination with a nod from Pope Francis Vatican synods — held in the past with only bishops and cardinals as voting members — tend to convene two to three times per decade. —

Stefano Pitrelli, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2023 Inside the synod auditorium, laypeople sat at round tables alongside cardinals and bishops, rather than in the upper back row of the Vatican's audience hall as in previous synods. —

Nicole Winfield The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2023 See all Example Sentences for synod