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A synod is a council of a church, usually a Christian church, convened to decide an issue of doctrine.

The word comes from the Greek "synodos" meaning assembly, and it is synonymous with the Latin word "concilium" - council.

Some synods of note

Synod of Ancyra
Synod of Tyre[?] and Jerusalem 335 AD
Synod of Whitby 664 AD
Synod of Charroux[?], 989 AD
Synod of Verona[?], 1184
Synod of Toulouse[?], 1229
Synod of Dort[?] (Dordrecht) 1618/1619
General Synod

Some councils of note

First Council of Nicaea
Second Council of Nicaea
Fourth Council of the Lateran, 1215

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