synod /sinˈəd/

1. An ecclesiastical council
2. A Presbyterian church court intermediate between presbytery and the General Assembly
3. The supreme court of the former United Presbyterian Church
4. An administrative district of the United Reformed Church
5. Conjunction (astrology; obsolete)

synˈodal adjective

Of, of the nature of, or done in a synod

A payment made by a clergyman on the occasion of a synod, or at a visitation

synodic /-odˈik/ or synodˈical adjective

1. Synodal
2. Relating to conjunction (astronomy)
3. From conjunction to conjunction (see synodic month under month)

synodˈically adverb

synodic period noun (astronomy)

The time between two successive conjunctions of a heavenly body with the sun

synˈodsman noun

A lay member of a synod

General Synod of the Church of England

The governing body of the Church of England, composed of the Houses of Bishops, Clergy and Laity

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