Convocation vs Synod - What's the difference?
convocation | synod | Synonyms |
The act of calling or assembling by summons.
An assembly or meeting.
An assembly of the clergy, by their representatives, to consult on ecclesiastical affairs.
An academical assembly, in which the business of the university is transacted.
An ecclesiastic council or meeting to consult on church matters.
An administrative division of churches, either the entire denomination, as in the , or a mid-level division ((middle judicatory), district) as in the (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America)
An assembly or council having civil authority; a legislative body.
* Shakespeare
* Dryden
(astronomy) A conjunction of two or more of the heavenly bodies.
As nouns the difference between convocation and synod
is that convocation is the act of calling or assembling by summons while synod is an ecclesiastic council or meeting to consult on church matters.convocation
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(en noun)Coordinate terms
* (academic assembly) (l)synod
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(wikipedia synod)Noun
(en noun)- It hath in solemn synods been decreed.
- Parent of gods and men, propitious Jove! And you, bright synod of the powers above.
- (Milton)