What does "synoptic" mean?

Synoptic: 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.

Additional senses

  1. 2.One of the first three Gospels of the New Testament. See Synoptist.

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