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Synoptic

adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to a synopsis.
  2. 2
    Relating to the first three Gospels of the New Testament — Matthew, Mark, and Luke — which are similar in style and content. not-comparable
  3. 3
    Obtained simultaneously over a wide area, for presenting a comprehensive and nearly instantaneous picture of the state of the atmosphere. especially
  4. 4
    Pertaining to the gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke.
Adjective
  1. 1
    presenting or taking the same point of view; used especially with regard to the first three gospels of the New Testament wordnet
  2. 2
    presenting a summary or general view of a whole wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    One of the Synoptic Gospels.

Etymology

From New Latin synopticus, from Ancient Greek συνοπτικός (sunoptikós, “seeing the whole together or at a glance”), from σύνοψις (súnopsis, “a general view, synopsis”), from συν- (sun-, “with”) + ὄψις (ópsis, “view”).

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