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Synod

A synod is a council of a church, usually a Christian church, convened to decide an issue of doctrine.

The word comes from the Greek "synodos" meaning assembly, and it is synonymous with the Latin word "concilium" - council.

Sometimes the phrase general synod or general council refers to an ecumenical council. The word synod also refers to the standing council of high-ranking bishops governing some of the autocephalous Eastern Orthodox churches.

Some synods of note

• Synod of Ancyra
• Synod of Tyre and Jerusalem 335 AD
• Synod of Whitby 664 AD
• Synod of Charroux, 989 AD
• Synod of Verona, 1184
• Synod of Toulouse, 1229
• Synod of Dort (Dordrecht) 1618/1619
• General Synod
• Holy Synod, Russia

Some councils of note

• First Council of Nicaea
• Second Council of Nicaea
• Fourth Council of the Lateran, 1215

See also: Ecumenical council

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