synodal
- adjective
- /sɪˈnoʊdəl/
- Jargon
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sinodal
- The convocation of the next synodal assembly comes at a particularly significant moment for the Catholic Church.
- synodal letter
- synodal and conciliar
Examples
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Upon the receipt of Cyriacus's synodal letter announcing his election, which included the title, Gregory dispatched two missives.
Academic text (2009) -
And the teaching on episcopal collegiality was not seen as a novelty but in continuity with and a recovery of the ancient synodal or conciliar tradition.
Academic text (2007) -
In the eighth century, there was the first synodal decree that marriages between nobles and lay commoners were to be contracted publicly.
Academic text (2009) -
The post-synodal apostolic exhortation, supposedly based on the Synod's discussions, ignored the vote entirely.
Academic text (1994) -
To these must be added centuries of papal and episcopal magisterial pronouncements, as well as conciliar and synodal decretals.
Academic text (2008) -
In his post-synodal apostolic exhortation Verbum Domini, Benedict mentioned in particular the importance to ecumenism of "listening and meditating together on the Scriptures.
Academic text (2013) -
The church held a synodal meeting to discuss important theological issues.
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During the synodal conference, leaders from various dioceses shared their insights.
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The synodal guidelines emphasize the importance of community involvement in church decisions.
Synonyms
Relating to a formal meeting of church leaders
An official meeting of church leaders who make important decisions
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Synodal comes from Greek parts syn- 'together' and hodos 'way', which gave the word synod meaning a meeting of church leaders. So synodal describes things that belong to that coming together, especially church assemblies.
