Synoptic

Word SYNOPTIC
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Hyphenation syn op tic
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Definitions and meanings of "Synoptic"

What do we mean by synoptic?

Of or constituting a synopsis; presenting a summary of the principal parts or a general view of the whole. adjective

Taking the same point of view. adjective

Relating to or being the first three gospels of the New Testament, which share content, style, and order of events and which differ largely from John. adjective

Of or relating to data obtained nearly simultaneously over a large area of the atmosphere. adjective

Affording a synopsis or general view of the whole or of the principal parts of a subject: as, a synoptic table; a synoptic history.

One of the synoptic gospels; also, one of the writers of the synoptic gospels; a synoptist. noun

One of the first three Gospels of the New Testament. See synoptist. noun

Affording a general view of the whole, or of the principal parts of a thing. adjective

Of, or relating to a synopsis adjective

In general, pertaining to or affording an overall view. In meteorology, this term has become somewhat specialized in referring to the use of meteorological data obtained simultaneously over a wide area for presenting a comprehensive and nearly instantaneous picture of the state of the atmosphere. Thus, to a meteorologist, synoptic takes the additional connotation of simultaneity. adjective

Presenting or taking the same point of view; used especially with regard to the first three gospels of the New Testament adjective

Presenting a summary or general view of a whole adjective

Of or relating to a synopsis.

(especially of meteorological data) Obtained simultaneously over a wide area, for presenting a comprehensive and nearly instantaneous picture of the state of the atmosphere.

Pertaining to the gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke.

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Synonyms and Antonyms for Synoptic

The word "synoptic" in example sentences

On the one hand, many AGW skeptics are told not to confuse short term synoptic weather patterns with long term climate trends; on the other hand, when short term climate trends coincide with AGW theories they immediatly make headline news see the 2005 Hurricane Season as a prime example. ❋ Unknown (2005)

The first three gospels—Matthew, Mark, and Luke—are commonly referred to as the synoptic gospels. ❋ Chuck Klosterman (2003)

The Gospels are subdivided into two groups, those which are commonly called synoptic (Matthew, ❋ 1840-1916 (1913)

The first three gospels — Matthew, Mark and Luke — are known as the synoptic gospels, and are the kernels of what theologians refer to as the “synoptic problem.” ❋ Unknown (2008)

The violent weather on the plains rarely stemmed from the large-scale, or what meteorologists call synoptic, events, but from these smaller-pressure highs and lows that boiled upward as burly storms on spring afternoons. ❋ Nancy Mathis (2007)

Of the four Gospels -- Matthew, Mark, Luke and John -- the first three -- Matthew, Mark and Luke -- are described as synoptic Gospels because they provide a synopsis of the life of Jesus. ❋ Unknown (1997)

In teaching history she used what I may call the synoptic method, taking periods of fifty years, and explaining contemporaneous events in France, Italy, Germany, and England during that period. ❋ Frederick Spencer Hamilton (1892)

A favorite part of his plan was a room which he liked to call his synoptic room. ❋ Agassiz, Louis (1885)

The number exceeded the most recent count -- called a synoptic survey -- conducted in 2007 by nearly 1,000 manatees. ❋ Unknown (2009)

What he is doing, as I understand it, is just taking in a lot of information, doing briefings -- really, this kind of synoptic review that they should be doing. ❋ Unknown (2009)

There has never been a full accounting of CIFA's role or responsibilities - let alone the kind of synoptic overview of what military intelligence is doing in the United States, which the American public are long overdue. ❋ Unknown (2008)

It was Ellmann's endorsement of the "synoptic" 1984 text that set the stage for the 1986 trade release. ❋ Kidd, John (1988)

In service of this ill-conceived theory is a "synoptic" apparatus that omits entirely words or punctuation not in Joyce's hand. ❋ Kidd, John (1988)

The first three canonical Gospels are often called the "synoptic" (sighted with another) Gospels, as they tell slightly different versions of the same underlying story of Christ's life and ministry on earth. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The first three canonical Gospels are often called the "synoptic" ❋ Unknown (2009)

He was truly celebrating the Passover (and thus, as the 3 "synoptic" Gospels assert) with His disciples but that meal intended by Him to be more than a Passover, intended to be key "rite" of the new comnmunity, the Church, which He was forming, He celebrated early (in accordance with the Gospel of John), to make it all possible, to fulfill all requirements of the old, as well as His strong desires, and to herald in the New. ❋ BertSchlossberg (2010)

"Let's set them a paper that is 3 hours long, tests them on all the English Skills they've ever [learnt], and is full of [unseen] material. But hey, let's put some [blackadder] in just to make it fun." ❋ Alasdair (2003)

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