holy synod
noun Eastern Church.
the governing council of an autocephalous church, composed of bishops and presided over by the patriarch or another prelate.
Origin of holy synod
First recorded in 1760–70
Words nearby holy synod
holy scripture,
holy see,
holy sepulcher,
holy sepulchre,
holy spirit,
holy synod,
holy terror,
holy thistle,
holy thursday,
holy trinity,
holy war
British Dictionary definitions for holy synod
holy synod
noun
the governing body of any of the Orthodox Churches