英语释义
1. an ecclesiastical governing or advisory council: such as
2. an assembly of bishops in the Roman Catholic Church
3. the governing assembly of an Episcopal province
4. a Presbyterian governing body ranking between the presbytery and the general assembly
5. a regional or national organization of Lutheran congregations
6. the ecclesiastical district governed by a synod
7. a formal meeting of church leaders
8. a group of church leaders who are in charge of making decisions and laws related to the church