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The correct spelling is synod.
How to pronounce synod
/ˈsɪn.əd/
nounIPA: /ˈsɪn.əd/
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The correct spelling is synod. An ecclesiastic council or meeting to consult on church matters.
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Definition
noun
- 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.A conjunction of two or more of the heavenly bodies.
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