English Dictionary

synod

/ˈsɪn.əd/

noun

An ecclesiastic council or meeting to consult on church matters.

The synod will convene next week to discuss important matters.

意味（1）

An ecclesiastic council or meeting to consult on church matters.

意味（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

意味（3）

An assembly or council having civil authority; a legislative body.

It hath in solemn synods been decreed.

意味（4）

(astronomy) A conjunction of two or more of the heavenly bodies.