different between synodic vs synod

English

Etymology

Latin synodicus, Ancient Greek ????????? (sunodikós, “of or related to an assembly or meeting”). Equivalent to synod +? -ic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s??n?d?k/

Adjective

synodic (not comparable)

1. of, related to or produced by a synod; synodal
   • 1664, Edward Stillingfleet, A Rational Account of the Grounds of Protestant Religion

     a synodical epistle

2. (astronomy) Of or pertaining to the conjunction of two or more heavenly bodies

Translations

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ??????? (súnodos, “assembly, meeting”) – from ??? (sún, “with”) (English syn-) + ???? (hodós, “way, path”).

Compare also with the term ????????????? (“sunédrion”) common throughout Hebrew Talmudic literature.

Pronunciation

• enPR: s?n'?d, IPA^(key): /?s?n.?d/

Noun

synod (plural synods)

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 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; a legislative body.
4. (astronomy) A conjunction of two or more of the heavenly bodies.

Usage notes

Usage differs between different churches – see uses in different Communions.

Hypernyms

• council

Derived terms

• general synod
• synodal
• synodic

Translations

Anagrams

• Dyson, dynos, dyons

Czech

Noun

synod m

1. synod (an ecclesiastic council or meeting to consult on church matters)

Synonyms

• synoda