Synod
Synod (from ancient Greek σύνοδος synodos , assembly, meeting ') stands for:
- Council , assembly of bishops as understood by most of the pre-Reformation churches
- Synod (body) , a body made up of elected lay people and clergy in some post-Reformation churches
- Synod (Protestant churches) , a body of church self-government made up of elected lay people and clergy in Protestant churches
- Synodic period , the time between the points in time of consecutive identical positions of a celestial body with respect to the earth and the sun
- Holy Synod , governing body in some Eastern Churches
- Synod of Bishops , body of the Roman Catholic Church as an advisory body to the Pope
- Particular council , a regional assembly of bishops, e.g. B. a country
- Diocesan Synod , an advisory body of the diocesan bishop consisting of lay people and clergy