Definition of "synod"
- noun
An ecclesiastic council or meeting to consult on church matters.
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.
An assembly or council having civil authority; a legislative body.
A conjunction of two or more of the heavenly bodies.
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