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Syncelli (sygkelloi, from syn, with, and kellion, the Græcized form of the Latin cella, cell) Syncelli, a name which in the early Church was given to those monks or clerics who lived in the same room with their bishops, and whose duty it was to be witnesses to the purity of their lives or to … Continue reading “Syncelli”

Syncategorematic (word) Approximately a synonym of incomplete symbol (q.v.), but usually applied to words of such a language as English rather than to symbols or expressions in a fully formalized logistic system. — A.C. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy

SYNCATEGOREMA SYNCATEGOREMA is an accessory Proposition added to the principal one; e.g.-1Co 1:17, is an accessory Proposition, in respect of what goes before; but this very Idea as to the preaching of the Gospel is treated by the apostle, in what follows, in such a way that these two words, in respect of the consequences … Continue reading “SYNCATEGOREMA”

Synaxis Synaxis (synaxis from synago) means gathering, assembly, reunion. It is exactly equivalent to the Latin collecta (from colligere), and corresponds to synagogue (synagoge), the place of reunion. In Christian and liturgical use the Synaxis is the assembly for any religious function, either in the abstract sense (nomen actionis) or concretely for the people assembled … Continue reading “Synaxis”

Synaxarium () is a term for an abridged form of the Greek menology (record of months), an account of the festival being celebrated. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Synaxarion (synaxarion, collection) The name of a liturgical book of the Byzantine Church. The exact meaning of the name has changed at various times. Its first use was for the index to the Biblical and other lessons to be read in church. In this sense it corresponds to the Latin Capitulare and Comes (see LESSONS … Continue reading “Synaxarion”

Synaus (SYNAITANSIS) A titular see in Phrygia Pacatiana, suffragan of Laodicea. Nothing is known of the history of this city located by Ptolemy (V, ii, 22) in Great Phrygia, and in the sixth century by Hierocles (668, 13), in Phrygia Pacatiana, its metropolis being Laodicea. It is now Semao (or Simao), chief town of a … Continue reading “Synaus”

Synathroesmos; or, Enumeration The Enumeration of the Parts of a Whole which has not been mentioned Syn-ath-rs-mos. Greek, (syn-ath-rois-mos), gathering together, assembling. It is used of an assemblage of terms or species brought together without being first mentioned as a whole, and not being necessarily the distribution of the parts of any one thing. The … Continue reading “Synathroesmos; or, Enumeration”

Synapte () is a Greek term for the Greek Collect in the Liturgy of St. Mark, resembling the ectene in that of St. James and of St. Chrysostom. It is used, also, to designate the Holy Communion. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Synantesis; or, Introverted Repetition The Repetition of the same Sentences or Phrases in Inverse Order Syn-an-tee-sis, from (sunanta), to meet face to face, means a meeting. It is similar to Epanodos and Antimetabole (q.v. [Note: Which see.] ), but differs from them in that it relates to the inverse repetition of sentences and phrases rather … Continue reading “Synantesis; or, Introverted Repetition”