Noun
An ecclesiastic council or meeting to consult on church matters.
An assembly or council having civil authority; a legislative body.
A conjunction of two or more of the heavenly bodies.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAccordingly, a synod composed of thirty-two bishops was held at Aquileia in the year 381. Ambrose was elected president and Palladius, being called upon to defend his opinions, declined. Source: Internet
After nine years of debate, in 1565, the anti-Trinitarians were excluded from the existing synod of the Polish Reformed Church (henceforth the Ecclesia maior) and they began to hold their own synods as the Ecclesia minor. Source: Internet
Agatho agreed, but first held a preliminary synod at Rome 680 in order to obtain the opinion of the western theologians. Source: Internet
Alemanni and Franks lived there and by 794 Charlemagne presided over an imperial assembly and church synod, at which Franconofurd (-furt -vurd) was first mentioned. Source: Internet
Archbishop Aurelius of Carthage quickly called a synod, which sent a reply to Zosimus in which it was proved that the pope had been deceived by the heretics. Source: Internet
Amyraut had left the choice to the synod. Source: Internet