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holy synod

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

In Orthodox Churches, the governing body composed of the metropolitan bishops and presided by the patriarch.

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  • Arabic: مَجْمَع مُقَدَّس (majmaʕ muqaddas) — Translations
  • Bulgarian: свети синод (sveti sinod) — Translations
  • Catalan: sant sínode — Translations
  • Dutch: heilige synode — Translations
  • Finnish: pyhä synodi — Translations
  • French: saint synode — Translations
  • Greek: ιερά σύνοδος (ierá sýnodos) — Translations
  • Hungarian: szent szinódus — Translations
  • Italian: santo sinodo — Translations
  • Japanese: 聖シノド (Hijiri Shinodo) — Translations
  • Korean: 신성종무원 (sinseongjongmuwon) — Translations
  • Portuguese: santo sínodo — Translations
  • Romanian: sfânt sinod — Translations
  • Russian: свяще́нный сино́д (svjaščénnyj sinód) — Translations
  • Serbo-Croatian: sveti sinod — Translations
  • Spanish: santo sínodo — Translations