Holy Synod
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The Holy Synod is the highest ecclesiastical council of bishops that oversees doctrine, discipline, and administration within the Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia of the Armenian Apostolic Church.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Holy Synod canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8170434 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Holy Synod Context triple: [Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia, governance, Holy Synod]
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Holy Synod
The Holy Synod is the highest governing council of bishops in the Eastern Orthodox Church, responsible for overseeing doctrine, administration, and church life.
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B.
Holy Synod
The Holy Synod is the highest governing and decision-making body of the Romanian Orthodox Church, composed of its bishops and led by the Patriarch.
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C.
Holy Synod
The Holy Synod is the highest governing and decision-making body of the Georgian Orthodox Church, composed of its senior bishops and led by the Catholicos-Patriarch.
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D.
Holy Synod
The Holy Synod is the highest ecclesiastical authority of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, responsible for overseeing its doctrine, administration, and spiritual leadership.
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E.
Holy Synod of Bishops
The Holy Synod of Bishops is the highest canonical authority and collective governing body of bishops in the Orthodox Church in America, responsible for overseeing its doctrine, discipline, and administration.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Holy Synod Target entity description: The Holy Synod is the highest ecclesiastical council of bishops that oversees doctrine, discipline, and administration within the Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia of the Armenian Apostolic Church.
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A.
Holy Synod
The Holy Synod is the highest governing and decision-making body of the Romanian Orthodox Church, composed of its bishops and led by the Patriarch.
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B.
Holy Synod
The Holy Synod is the highest governing and decision-making body of the Georgian Orthodox Church, composed of its senior bishops and led by the Catholicos-Patriarch.
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C.
Holy Synod
The Holy Synod is the highest governing council of bishops in the Eastern Orthodox Church, responsible for overseeing doctrine, administration, and church life.
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D.
Holy Synod
The Holy Synod is the highest ecclesiastical authority of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, responsible for overseeing its doctrine, administration, and spiritual leadership.
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E.
Holy Synod of Bishops
The Holy Synod of Bishops is the highest canonical authority and collective governing body of bishops in the Orthodox Church in America, responsible for overseeing its doctrine, discipline, and administration.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ecclesiastical council
ⓘ
governing body ⓘ synod ⓘ |
| authorityType | highest ecclesiastical authority within the Catholicosate of Cilicia ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia in governance
ⓘ
linked to:
Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia
|
| composedOf | bishops of the Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia ⓘ |
| confession |
Armenian Apostolic
ⓘ
linked to:
Armenian Apostolic Church
|
| country | Lebanon ⓘ |
| decisionMakingProcess | conciliar ⓘ |
| defines |
doctrinal positions for the Catholicosate of Cilicia
ⓘ
pastoral guidelines for the Catholicosate of Cilicia ⓘ |
| denomination | Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ |
| ecclesiasticalRank | highest council of bishops in the Catholicosate of Cilicia ⓘ |
| ecclesiasticalScope | Armenian faithful under the Catholicosate of Cilicia ⓘ |
| governs |
bishops of the Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia
ⓘ
clergy of the Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalAuthority | yes ⓘ |
| headedBy | Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia ⓘ |
| language | Armenian ⓘ |
| meetsAt | Antelias, Lebanon ⓘ |
| meetsFor | deliberation on doctrinal and administrative matters ⓘ |
| oversees |
canonical discipline within the Catholicosate of Cilicia
ⓘ
dioceses of the Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia ⓘ episcopal appointments within the Catholicosate of Cilicia ⓘ |
| partOf | Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
oversee administration
ⓘ
oversee discipline ⓘ oversee doctrine ⓘ |
| religiousRole |
govern clergy
ⓘ
guard doctrinal purity ⓘ regulate liturgical practice ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Armenian Apostolic Church
ⓘ
Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ |
| seat |
Antelias
ⓘ
Catholicosate of Cilicia headquarters in Antelias ⓘ
linked to:
Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia
|
| subjectTo | canons of the Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ |
| supremeAuthorityOver |
church administration of the Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia
ⓘ
discipline of the Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia ⓘ doctrine of the Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia ⓘ |
| tradition | Cilician See of the Armenian Church ⓘ |
| typeOfBody | collegial body of bishops ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Holy Synod Description of subject: The Holy Synod is the highest ecclesiastical council of bishops that oversees doctrine, discipline, and administration within the Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia of the Armenian Apostolic Church.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.