synodal
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- post-synodal adjective
- pre-synodal adjective
- synodality noun
- synodally adverb
Example Sentences
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They wrote letters, spoke in synodal listening sessions and invited the cardinal to visit their church.
From Washington Post • Jul. 22, 2022
But the papal nuncio in Germany, Archbishop Nikola Eterovic, offered no encouragement to the synodal assembly in a statement that emphasized the importance of the broader global church, the German news agency dpa reported.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 9, 2022
"The courageous dialogue called for by the synodal process must include open conversation about women's ordination," WOC said in a Tweet welcoming the inclusion of its material on the synod website.
From Reuters • Jan. 20, 2022
The pope also intends to proceed in a synodal way: the word synod derives from the union of two Greekwords, syn, “together,” and odòs, “journey.”
From Time • Oct. 13, 2014
Protestant Councils.—The churches of the Reformation have all had a certain measure of synodal life.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" by Various
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