Syn*od"ic (?), 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.
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.
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