Synonyms for synod
- noun
Most common
meeting congress church council conclave assembly convention convocation
All synonyms
Noun
Definitions
- n. 1
An ecclesiastic council or meeting to consult on church matters.
Forms
- Plural
- synods → councils, congresses, meetings, conclaves…
Example sentences
- meeting The date and place of the meeting have been fixed.
- congress Tom has represented us in Congress for many years.
- conclave Cardinal Bergoglio was elected Pope by the Conclave.
- assembly There are twenty-five pupils in the assembly hall.
- convention Progress in science was often barred by convention.
By length
- 7 letters
- meeting2, council2
- 8 letters
- congress2, assembly3, conclave2
- 10 letters
- convention3
- 11 letters
- convocation4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (meeting2 = 2 syllables).