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synaxis

/sɪˈnæksɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
synax-is
IPA
/sɪˈnæksɪs/
17
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A congregation.

Obsolete

noun

A day following a Great Feast in the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic churches, on which a person related to the events is remembered. For example, the Synaxis of John the Baptist follows the Theophany (Baptism of Christ), the Synaxis of the Archangel Gabriel follows the Annunciation, and the Synaxis of the Theotokos follows Christmas Day.

name

The Lord's Supper.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

Latin, from Ancient Greek σύναξις (súnaxis, “gathering”), from συνάγω (sunágō, “to gather”). See synagogue.

Usage

Inflected Forms

synaxes (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce synaxis?
The recorded pronunciation is /sɪˈnæksɪs/.
What does synaxis mean?
A congregation.
Where does synaxis come from?
Latin, from Ancient Greek σύναξις (súnaxis, “gathering”), from συνάγω (sunágō, “to gather”). See synagogue.

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