Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

synodal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.67 in modern English

Syllables: syn-odal
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A monetary tribute formerly paid to the bishop or archdeacon, at the time of his Easter visitation, by every parish priest.

noun

A constitution made in a provincial or diocesan synod.

adj

synodic; relating to a synod

Example Sentences

"synodals, paid to the Bishop of Carlisle every year"
"Or els is thys Goddis law, Decrees or decretals, Or holy sinodals, Or els provincyals, Thus within the wals Of holy church to deale […]?"
"Your juſtification is but a miſerable ſhifting off thoſe teſtimonies of the ancienteſt Fathers alledg’d againſt you, and the authority of ſome Synodal Canons, which are no warrant to us."

Etymology

From Middle English synodal, synodall, from Latin synodālis. By surface analysis, synod + -al.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: synodal, synodālis

Inflected Forms

synodals (plural)

Derived Forms

synodally

Questions

What does synodal mean?: A monetary tribute formerly paid to the bishop or archdeacon, at the time of his Easter visitation, by every parish priest.
Where does synodal come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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