{ 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.
{ 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.