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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024syn•op•tic (si nop′tik),USA pronunciation adj. - pertaining to or constituting a synopsis;
affording or taking a general view of the principal parts of a subject. - Bible(often cap.) taking a common view: used chiefly in reference to the first three Gospels (synop′tic Gos′pels), Matthew, Mark, and Luke, from their similarity in content, order, and statement.
- Bible(often cap.) pertaining to the synoptic Gospels.
Also, syn•op′ti•cal. - Greek synoptikós, equivalent. to synop- (see synopsis) + -tikos -tic
- 1755–65
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: synoptic /sɪˈnɒptɪk/ adj - of or relating to a synopsis
- (often capital) (of the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke) presenting the narrative of Christ's life, ministry, etc from a point of view held in common by all three, and with close similarities in content, order, etc
- of, relating to, or characterizing these three Gospels
- showing or concerned with the distribution of meteorological conditions over a wide area at a given time: a synoptic chart
n - (often capital) any of the three synoptic Gospels
- any of the authors of these three Gospels
Etymology: 18th Century: from Greek sunoptikos, from synopsissynˈoptically adv synˈoptist n |