Synoptic

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Synoptic \Syn*op"tic\, n.
     One of the first three Gospels of the New Testament. See
     {Synoptist}.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Synoptic \Syn*op"tic\, Synoptical \Syn*op"tic*al\, a. [Gr. ?:
     cf. F. synoptique. See {Synopsis}.]
     Affording a general view of the whole, or of the principal
     parts of a thing; as, a synoptic table; a synoptical
     statement of an argument. "The synoptic Gospels." --Alford.
     -- {Syn*op"tic*al*ly}, adv.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  synoptic
       adj 1: presenting a summary or general view of a whole; "a synoptic
              presentation of a physical theory"
       2: presenting or taking the same point of view; used especially
          of the first three gospels of the New Testament; "the
          synoptic Gospels" [syn: {synoptical}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  33 Moby Thesaurus words for "synoptic":
     across-the-board, all-comprehensive, all-inclusive, blanket, brief,
     compact, compendious, complete, comprehensive, concise, curt,
     curtal, curtate, decurtate, encyclopedic, global, instantaneous,
     little, low, omnibus, over-all, panoramic, short, short and sweet,
     succinct, summary, sweeping, total, transient, universal, whole,
     without exception, without omission