synodalityEtymologyFrom synod + -ality.nounThe quality or style of a synod; fraternal collaboration and discernment as typified in a synod.““I am well aware that speaking of a ‘Synod on Synodality’ may seem something abstruse, self-referential, excessively technical, and of little interest to the general public,” Pope Francis said in August. But, he added, it “is something truly important for the church.””