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Synod

Legal definition for Indian law research

Definition

Synod, a meeting or assembly of ecclesiastical persons concerning religion; being the same thing in Greek as convocation in Latin.

As to authority of synods in the Church of England, see Canons 139-141.

A synod in Scotland is composed of three or more presbyteries.

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