Sobor
A sobor is a council of bishops and other clerical and lay representatives representing the church in matters of importance. Derived from the Church Slavonic word for "assembly".
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Bishop - Church Slavonic
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Distinct from synod, which is a gathering of only bishops.
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Synod - Bishops
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This Russian word is also translated as "cathedral" or "church".
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Cathedral - Church
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Not to be confused with a zemsky sobor, which in 16th and 17th century Russia was a high council convened by the Tsar.
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Zemsky sobor - Russia - Tsar
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