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synaxis

  • /sɪˈnæksɪs/

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

noun synaxes

  1. obsolete A congregation. Thus we find the bishops in the primitive church indicting of fasts , proclaiming assemblies , calling synods , gathering synaxes
  2. A 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. obsolete The Lord's Supper.

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@misc{synaxis_2026,
  title = {synaxis},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/synaxis},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}