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German
Etymology
15th century, learned borrowing from Latin synodus. The form in -e (18th c.) was influenced by French synode. Displaced Send, from Middle High German sent, senet, itself partially from the same Latin source and partially from senatus.
Pronunciation
Noun
Synode f (genitive Synode, plural Synoden)
- (Christianity, especially Protestantism) synod (congress of elected representatives who may be clerics or laypeople)
- (archaic) Synonym of Konzil (“congress of bishops that decides bindingly on important issues”)
Usage notes
- 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 Konzil is now restricted to major episcopal congresses, especially the so-called 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
Further reading
- “Synode” in Duden online
- “Synode” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache