Synod

(sin'od.) [From Gr. synod os, literally, a journeying together.] (Eccl.) A council or a embly of divines met to deliberate or take action upon theological or ecclesiastical matters:-they are commonly divided into 4 cla es, viz.: General or Ecumenical, National, Provincial, and Diocesan. In the Presbyterian Church, a S. consists of several adjoining presbyteries.-(Ast.) A conjunction, or concourse of two or more stars or planets, in the same optical place of the heavens. [s. 874]