noun🔗ShareSynode, KirchenversammlungAn ecclesiastic council or meeting to consult on church matters."The church held a synod to discuss new policies about Sunday school. "Die Kirche hielt eine Synode ab, um neue Richtlinien für den Sonntagsschulunterricht zu besprechen.religiontheologygrouporganizationdoctrineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSynode, KirchenversammlungAn 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"The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod is one of the largest Lutheran synods in the United States. "Die Missouri-Synode der lutherischen Kirche ist eine der größten lutherischen Synoden in den Vereinigten Staaten.religionorganizationtheologygroupdoctrineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareVersammlung, KonzilAn assembly or council having civil authority; a legislative body."The school synod voted to raise tuition fees next year. "Die Schulversammlung beschloss, die Studiengebühren im nächsten Jahr zu erhöhen.governmentpoliticsreligionorganizationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareKonjunktionA conjunction of two or more of the heavenly bodies."The astronomer noted the synod of Jupiter and Saturn in the night sky. "Der Astronom bemerkte die Konjunktion von Jupiter und Saturn am Nachthimmel.astronomyastrologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading