synod
/ˈsɪnəd/noun
1
- an assembly of the clergy and sometimes also the laity in a diocese or other division of a particular Church教会会议。
2
- a Presbyterian ecclesiastical court above the presbyteries and subject to the General Assembly（基督教长老会中最高立法会之下、教务评议会之上的）教会法院。
词源
late Middle English: via late Latin from Greek sunodos 'meeting', from sun- 'together' + hodos 'way'.