synaxis

synaxis
/si nak"sis/, n., pl. synaxes /si nak"seez/.
an assembly for religious worship, esp. for the celebration of the Eucharist.
[1615-25; < LL < MGk sýnaxis, equiv. to synág(ein) to meet together (see SYNAGOGUE) + -sis -SIS]

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