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

See also: Ecumenical council