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A '''synod''' is  an ecclesiastical governing or advisory council of a church, usually [[bishop]]s convened to decide an issue of doctrine, administration or application; an assembly of the clergy and sometimes also the laity in a diocese or other division of a particular Church; a [[Presbyterian]] ecclesiastical court above the presbyteries and subject to the General Assembly. The word synod comes from the Greek '''σύνοδος''' (sýnodos) meaning "assembly" or "meeting", and it is synonymous with the Latin word ''concilium'' meaning "council".

A '''synod''' is  an ecclesiastical governing or advisory council of a church, usually [[bishop]]s convened to decide an issue of doctrine, administration or application; an assembly of the clergy and sometimes also the laity in a diocese or other division of a particular Church; a [[Presbyterian]] ecclesiastical court above the presbyteries and subject to the General Assembly. The word synod comes from the Greek '''σύνοδος''' (sýnodos) meaning "assembly" or "meeting", and it is synonymous with the Latin word ''concilium'' meaning "council".

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Synonyms: · legislative assembly · legislature · parliament · congress · senate · council · assembly · committee · convocation · conclave

 

legislative assembly · legislature · parliament · congress · senate · council · assembly · committee · convocation · conclave

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