# synod

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsɪn.əd/ · frequency rank #19,225

## Definitions
1. An ecclesiastic council or meeting to consult on church matters.
2. An administrative division of churches, either the entire denomination, as in the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod, or a mid-level division (middle judicatory, district) as in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
3. An assembly or council having civil authority (formal); a legislative body.
4. A conjunction of two or more of the heavenly bodies.

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek σύνοδος (súnodos, “assembly, meeting”) – from σύν (sún, “with”) (English syn-) + ὁδός (hodós, “way, path”).
Compare also with the term סַנְהֶדְרִין (“sanhedrin”) common throughout Hebrew Talmudic literature.

## Easily confused with
- **synth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/synod-vs-synth)
- **sod** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sod-vs-synod)
- **Syd** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/syd-vs-synod)
- **syn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/syn-vs-synod)
- **send** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/send-vs-synod)
- **snow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snow-vs-synod)
- **sand** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sand-vs-synod)
- **sync** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sync-vs-synod)
- **snob** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snob-vs-synod)
- **snot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/snot-vs-synod)
- **stood** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stood-vs-synod)
- **señor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/senor-vs-synod)
- **synced** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/synced-vs-synod)

## Common misspellings (8)
`snyod`, `ssynod`, `syndo`, `synnod`, `synodd`, `syond`, `syynod`, `ysnod`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/synod