synoptic
/si'nɔptik/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Presenting a summary or general view of a whole: Providing a broad, comprehensive overview that covers the main points of a subject.
- Presenting or taking the same point of view; used especially with regard to the first three gospels of the New Testament: Pertaining to a shared perspective or a common narrative outline, as in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The professor gave a synoptic lecture on the history of philosophy.
- The synoptic Gospels share many similar stories and parables.
- A synoptic chart of the data made the trends immediately clear.
Advanced Usage
- Synoptic approach: A method of study or presentation that emphasizes a broad, summarizing view.
- His research takes a synoptic approach, connecting various historical events into a single narrative.
- Synoptic vision: A comprehensive and unified way of seeing or understanding a complex system.
- The book offers a synoptic vision of the artist's entire career.
Variants and Related Words
- Synoptically (adverb): In a way that presents a summary or general view.
- The report is written synoptically, focusing on key conclusions.
- Synopsis (noun): A brief summary or general survey of something.
- He provided a synopsis of the novel's plot.
- Synoptist (noun): A writer of a synopsis; specifically, one of the writers of the Synoptic Gospels.
Synonyms
- Summarizing: Giving a brief statement of the main points.
- Comprehensive: Including all or nearly all elements or aspects of something.
- Panoramic: Presenting a complete view of a subject in every direction.
Related Phrases
- Synoptic problem: (A specialized term in Biblical studies) The question of the literary relationship between the three Synoptic Gospels—Matthew, Mark, and Luke.
- Scholars have long debated the synoptic problem.
Adjective
- presenting or taking the same point of view; used especially with regard to the first three gospels of the New Testament
- synoptic sayings
- presenting a summary or general view of a whole
- a synoptic presentation of a physical theory