WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
syn•ax•is
(si nak′sis),USA pronunciation n., pl. syn•ax•es
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(si nak′sēz).USA pronunciation
- Religionan assembly for religious worship, esp. for the celebration of the Eucharist.
- Medieval Greek sýnaxis, equivalent. to synág(ein) to meet together (see synagogue) + -sis -sis
- Late Latin
- 1615–25
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