Bible Dictionaries
Synod

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) An ecclesiastic council or meeting to consult on church matters.

(2):

(n.) An assembly or council having civil authority; a legislative body.

(3):

(n.) A conjunction of two or more of the heavenly bodies.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Synod'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/synod.html. 1828.