Synode

German Alternative forms de Synod Synodus m obsolete Etymology de grc 15th century, de la synodus 1. The form in de -e (18th c.) was influenced by de fr synode. Displaced de Send, from gmh sent, gmh senet, itself partially from the same Latin source and partially from la senatus. Pronunciation de /zyˈnoːdə/ de De-Synode.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Noun f de Christianity especially Protestantism synod congress of elected representatives who may be clerics or laypeople de archaic de Konzil congress of bishops that decides bindingly on important issues Usage notes de Synoden are found mainly in Protestant churches. However, they have also been introduced in the Roman Catholic church, here with a merely consultative function. The word de Konzil is now restricted to major episcopal congresses, especially the so-called Ecumenical council ecumenical councils, of which Catholics recognize twenty-one, Protestants seven at most. In a word, usage of the two terms is roughly the same in both denominations, though teachings on them are very different. Declension f Further reading