synodality
synodality noun: the quality or style of a synod; fraternal collaboration and discernment as typified in a synod.
Noun
synodality (usually uncountable, plural synodalities)
- The quality or style of a synod; fraternal collaboration and discernment as typified in a synod.
- “I am well aware that speaking of a ‘Synod on Synodality’ may seem something abstruse, self-referential, excessively technical, and of little interest to the general public,” Pope Francis said in August. But, he added, it “is something truly important for the church.”2023 October 2, Jason Horowitz, Elisabetta Povoledo, quoting Pope Francis, “What Is a Synod in the Catholic Church? And Why Does This One Matter?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
- Francis, by contrast, was at pains to listen and act, going so far in 2023 as to call a curiously named synod on synodality in his anxiety to make the process work better as a conduit between the centre and the outposts of his global church.2025 April 21, Peter Stanford, “Pope Francis obituary”, in The Guardian
Forms of synodality
| plural | synodalities |
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Origin of synodality
From synod + -ality.
Questions about synodality
- What does synodality mean?
- Synodality means the quality or style of a synod; fraternal collaboration and discernment as typified in a synod.
- What part of speech is synodality?
- Synodality is a noun.
- What is the plural of synodality?
- The plural of synodality is synodalities.
Words near synodality in the dictionary
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