late 14c., "ecclesiastical council," from Late Latin synodus, from Greek synodos "assembly, meeting; a coming together, conjunction of planets," from syn- "together" (see syn-) + hodos "a going, a way" (see cede). Earlier in English as sinoth (early 12c.). Used by Presbyterians for "assembly of ministers and other elders" from 1593 to c. 1920, when replaced by General Council.
实用例句
1. Should the General Synod vote women into the priesthood?
教会总会应该投票让女性担任教士吗？
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2. The Synod's declarations prevailed de jure but not de facto in the Roman Catholic Church down to the Reformation era.
直到宗教改革时期，教会会议的声明在天主教会中都仍然只是法律上认可，而非事实上通行。
来自柯林斯例句
3. Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk ( Synod )
荷兰改革教会 ( 会议 )
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4. Church councils in the eastern church: Synod of Hippo , 393 ; Synod of Carthage, 397.