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ˈsɪn ədsyn·od

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1. synodnoun

   a council convened to discuss ecclesiastical business

How to use synod in a sentence?

1. Pope Francis:

   Within Catholic Church, there is a tough group of conservative bishops and priests and cardinals, and also very traditionalist bishops and cardinals who are practically against the Pope, who are working against The Pope, they don't like what The Pope wanted to do with the synod about family, to give new possibilities to remarried and divorced people to get the communion, or to have a new look on the homosexual union.

2. Julian the Apostate:

   The idea of an incarnation of God is absurd: why should the human race think itself so superior to bees, ants, and elephants as to be put in this unique relation to its maker? . . Christians are like a council of frogs in a marsh or a synod of worms on a dung-hill croaking and squeaking "for our sakes was the world created."

3. Elizabeth Eaton:

   The Spirit gives each of us gifts for the building up of the body of Christ. The Sierra Pacific Synod, in prayerful deliberation, recognized the gifts of the Rev. Dr. The Rev. Megan Rohrer and elected them bishop, this is historic, and as bishop-elect Rohrer mentioned following their election, this points people to the unconditional love of Jesus.

4. Daniel Ramirez:

   I think the situation with Zika might cause the Vatican to add a couple of caveats to whatever document is coming out on the synod, and there will be some leeway in the Francisco era for a more nuanced approach to the contraception question.

5. Laurent Schlumberger:

   The synod has decided to take a step forward in accompanying people and these couples by opening the possibility of celebrating liturgical blessings if they want.

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