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RELIEF SYNOD

\ɹɪlˈiːf sˈɪnɒd], \ɹɪlˈiːf sˈɪnɒd], \ɹ_ɪ_l_ˈiː_f s_ˈɪ_n_ɒ_d]\

Definitions of RELIEF SYNOD

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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(Eccl. Hist.) A body of Presbyterians, who, protesting against the mode in which lay patronage was exercised in the Established Church, set up the Secession Church and the Relief, 1752.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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