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Synodical
{
Syn-od′ic
,Syn-od′ic-al
, }Adj.
[L.
synodicus
, Gr. [GREEK]: cf. F. synodique
.] 1.
(Eccl.)
Of or pertaining to a synod; transacted in, or authorized by, a synod;
“A synodical epistle.” as,
. synodical
proceedings or formsBp. Stillingfleet.
2.
(Astron.)
Pertaining to conjunction, especially to the period between two successive conjunctions; extending from one conjunction, as of the moon or a planet with the sun, to the next;
as, a
synodical
month (see Lunar month
, under Month
); the synodical
revolution of the moon or a planet.