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- syn·od || 'sɪnəd n. ecclesiastical council; stellar conjunction (Astronomy)
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SYNODS — SYNODS, conventions of rabbis, with or without the participation of laymen, held to deliberate and adopt takkanot (regulations) and decide on ways and methods of exerting social and moral leadership. The synods originated from, and were activated … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Synods of Westminster — Synods of Westminster. Under this heading are included certain of the more important ecclesiastical councils held within the present bounds of London. Though the precise locality is occasionally uncertain, the majority of the medieval synods… … Wikipedia
Synods of Augsburg — Synods of Augsburg † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Synods of Augsburg From the time of St. Boniface (d. 754), especially during periods of earnest revival of religious and ecclesiastical life, synods were frequently convened by the bishops… … Catholic encyclopedia
Synods of Reims — Synods of Reims † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Synods of Reims The first synod said to have been held at Reims by Archbishop Sonnatius between 624 and 630 is probably identical with that held at Clichy (Clippiacum) in 626 or 627. In 813… … Catholic encyclopedia
Synods of Rouen — Synods of Rouen † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Synods of Rouen The first synod is generally believed to have been held by Archbishop Saint Ouen about 650. Sixteen of its decrees, one against simony, the others on liturgical and canonical… … Catholic encyclopedia
Synods, National — • According to the recent canon law, national councils are the deliberating assemblies at which all the bishops of a nation are convoked by the patriarch or primate (Cf. Bened. XIV, De Synodo , I, i), but, in order to include the ancient national … Catholic encyclopedia
Synods of Augsburg — From the time of St. Boniface, especially during periods of revival of religious and ecclesiastical life, synods were frequently convened by the bishops of Germany, and sometimes by those of individual ecclesiastical provinces. As the German… … Wikipedia
Synods of Antioch — Beginning with three synods convened between 264 and 269 in the matter of Paul of Samosata, more than thirty councils were held in Antioch in ancient times. Most of these dealt with phases of the Arian and of the Christological controversies. For … Wikipedia
African Synods — • Commonly called African or Carthaginian Synods Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. African Synods African Synods † … Catholic encyclopedia
List of ELCA synods — The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America consists of 65 synods which are configured into nine regional offices. Each of the synods of the ELCA elects one bishop and three synod council officers to oversee the spiritual and organizational… … Wikipedia
