synaxis

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/sɪˈnæksɪs/

noun

A congregation.

“The Synaxis of John the Baptist follows the Theophany (Baptism of Jesus), the Synaxis of Gabriel follows the Annunciation, and the Synaxis of the Theotokos (i.e. Mary) follows Christmas (Birth of Jesus).”

OriginLatin synaxis ← Ancient Greek σύναξις →
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Meanings

nounsynaxis (plural synaxes)

plural synaxes

  1. obsoleteA congregation.

    Thus we find the bishops in the primitive church indicting of fasts , proclaiming assemblies , calling synods , gathering synaxes

    1660, Jeremy Taylor, Ductor Dubitantium, or the Rule of Conscience in All Her General Measures; […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: […] James Flesher, for Richard Royston […], →OCLC
  2. ChristianityA day following a great feast in the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic churches, on which a person related to the events is remembered.

    The Synaxis of John the Baptist follows the Theophany (Baptism of Jesus), the Synaxis of Gabriel follows the Annunciation, and the Synaxis of the Theotokos (i.e. Mary) follows Christmas (Birth of Jesus).

proper noun
  1. obsoleteThe Lord's Supper.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekσύναξις“gathering”
  2. Latinsynaxis
  3. Englishsynaxis

From Latin synaxis, from Ancient Greek σύναξις (súnaxis, “gathering”), from συνάγω (sunágō, “to gather”). Cf. synagogue.

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