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synod

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"Church council"

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5 lettersPronunciation /ˈsɪn.əd/Part of speech nounSorted dnosyStarts with SEnds with D1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Council or assembly, especially one convened for church matters.

Word origin

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

Used in a sentence

  • Addressing a number of previously taboo topics, this synod could result in several liberalizing reforms, though there is no guarantee that it will produce anything at all.
  • It hath in solemn synods been decreed.
  • A third part of the Gods, in synod met / Their deities to assert; who, while they feel / Vigour divine within them, can allow / Omnipotence to none.

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