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Synod

A synod (/ˈsɪnəd/) is a council of a Christian denomination, usually convened to decide an issue of doctrine, administration or application. The word synod comes from the Ancient Greek σύνοδος (synodos) 'assembly, meeting'; the term is analogous with the Latin word concilium 'council'. Originally, synods were meetings of bishops, and the word is still…

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related to Collections of synodal decrees · 82
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related to Lutheran · 26
Synod → America, An, Danzig, Evangelical Lutheran Church, Free City, Generalsynode, German, Germany, However, In Europe, In North America, It, Kirchenkreis, Landeskirche, Landessynode, Lutheran Church, Minneapolis Area Synod, Missouri Synod, Presbyterianism, Protestant
related to Presbyterian · 14
Synod → Australia, Canada, Church, However, In, List, Presbyterian, Presbyterian Church, Presbyterian Church USA, Scotland, Some, The Associate Reformed Presbyterian, United States, Uniting Church
related to Reformed · 14
Synod → Berne, Evangelical Reformed Church, German Reformed, Historically, Homberg, In Reformed, In Swiss, Presbyterian, RCUS, Reformed, Reformed Church, Some, United States, Zurich
related to Roman Catholic · 12
Synod → America, Church, December, Extraordinary, Greek, However, In Roman Catholic, Latin, November, Ordinary General Assembly, Special, There
related to Church of Christ in Congo · 11
Synod → CCC, Christ, Church, Congo, Democratic Republic, From, In, Protestant, The CCC, The Protestant Church, There
see also · 11
Synod → Ancient, BishopsConciliabulum, BishopsCouncil, BloodSobornostStation, First Council, JerusalemEcumenical, LDS Church, Methodist Council, Moscow SynodGeneral Conference, NicaeaCollege, Sobor
related to Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox · 6
Synod → Church, Church Slavonic, In Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, The, Western
related to Other · 6
Synod → Byzantine, Calculating, Constantinople, German, Late Byzantine, The
related to Anglican · 5
Synod → Anglican, Anglican Communion, Diocesan, General Synod, In

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Synodis alevel of administration between the local presbytery and the national general assembly0.90text
Synodis ageneral assembly of the various churches that constitutes the CCC0.90text
the one held November 16instance ofsynods for the Church in a specific geographic area0.80text
the Lutheran Churchinstance offor some denominations0.80text
the Synod of Homberg.Church of Christ in CongoIn the Democratic Republic of the Congoinstance ofthese were meetings0.80text
the vast majority of Protestant denominations have regrouped under a religious institution named the Church of Christ in Congo or CCCinstance ofthese were meetings0.80text
often referred toinstance ofthese were meetings0.80text
the Synod of Homberginstance ofthese were meetings0.80text
Synodrelated to AnglicanIn0.60section
Synodrelated to AnglicanAnglican Communion0.60section
Synodrelated to AnglicanAnglican0.60section
Synodrelated to AnglicanGeneral Synod0.60section

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