Category:Synodic

Syn*od"ic, syn*od"ic*al, a. Etym: [l. synodicus, gr. synodique.]

1. (eccl.)

Defn: 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.)

Defn: 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.