Synodical

Synodical
Synodic Syn*od"ic, Synodical Syn*od"ic*al, a. [L. synodicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. synodique.] 1. (Eccl.) Of or pertaining to a synod; transacted in, or authorized by, a synod; as, synodical proceedings or forms. ``A synodical epistle.'' --Bp. Stillingfleet. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]


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