PRESBYTERS

Meaning of PRESBYTERS in English

➡ Presbyterian

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PRESBYTERY — noun (plural -teries) Etymology: Middle English & Late Latin; Middle English presbytory part of church reserved for clergy, from Late …
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PRESBYTERIAL — I. adjective Date: circa 1600 of or relating to presbyters or a presbytery, ~ly adverb II. noun Usage: often capitalized …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PRESBYTERIANISM — Form of church government based on rule by elders, or presbyters. The presbyters who govern the church are grouped in …
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PRESBYTERIAL — I. |prezbə|tirēəl, -esb-, -tēr- adjective Etymology: presbytery + -al 1. usually capitalized , archaic : presbyterian 2 2. : of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PRESBYTERY — ˈprezbəˌterē, -resb-, -ri noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English presbytory, from Late Latin presbyterium group of presbyters, office of …
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PRESBYTÈRE — ˌprezbəˈte(ə)r noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, from Middle French presbitaire presbytère, group of priests serving a particular church, from …
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PRESBYTERATE — ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷rə̇t, -ˌrāt noun ( -s ) Etymology: Late Latin presbyteratus office of a presbyter, from presbyter + Latin -atus -ate …
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PRESBYTER — ˈprezbəd.ə(r), -esb-, -ətə- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Late Latin, presbyter, elder, from Greek presbyteros — more at priest 1. …
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PRESBYTERIANISM — (n.) That form of church government which invests presbyters with all spiritual power, and admits no prelates over them; also, …
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PRESBYTERIAN — (n.) One who maintains the validity of ordination and government by presbyters; a member of the Presbyterian church.
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PRESBYTERIAN — (a.) Of or pertaining to a presbyter, or to ecclesiastical government by presbyters; relating to those who uphold church government …
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PRESBYTERIANISM — ( n. ) That form of church government which invests presbyters with all spiritual power, and admits no prelates over …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PRESBYTERIAN — ( n. ) One who maintains the validity of ordination and government by presbyters; a member of the Presbyterian church.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PRESBYTERIAN — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to a presbyter, or to ecclesiastical government by presbyters; relating to those who uphold …
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PRESBYTERY — /prez"bi ter'ee, pres"-/ , n. , pl. presbyteries . 1. a body of presbyters or elders. 2. (in Presbyterian churches) …
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PRESBYTERIANISM — /prez'bi tear"ee euh niz'euhm, pres'-/ , n. 1. church government by presbyters or elders, equal in rank and organized into …
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PRESBYTERIAN — /prez'bi tear"ee euhn, pres'-/ , adj. 1. pertaining to or based on the principle of ecclesiastical government by presbyters or …
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PRESBYTERATE — /prez bit"euhr it, -euh rayt', pres-/ , n. 1. the office of a presbyter or elder. 2. a body of …
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EPISCOPACY — /i pis"keuh peuh see/ , n. , pl. episcopacies . 1. government of the church by bishops; church government in …
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PRESBYTERIAL — I. ˌprez-bə-ˈtir-ē-əl, ˌpres- adjective Date: circa 1600 : of or relating to presbyters or a presbytery • pres·by·te·ri·al·ly -ē-ə-lē adverb …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PRESBYTERY — noun ( plural -ter·ies ) Etymology: Middle English & Late Latin; Middle English presbytory part of church reserved for clergy, …
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PRESBYTERIANISM — noun that form of church government which invests presbyters with all spiritual power, and admits no prelates over them; also, …
Webster English vocab
PRESBYTERIAN — noun one who maintains the validity of ordination and government by presbyters; a member of the presbyterian church. 2. presbyterian …
Webster English vocab
PRESBYTERY — [pres.by.tery] n, pl -ter.ies [ME & LL; ME presbytory part of church reserved for clergy, fr. LL presbyterium group of …
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PRESBYTERIAL — [pres.by.te.ri.al] adj (ca. 1600): of or relating to presbyters or a presbytery -- pres.by.te.ri.al.ly adv [2]presbyterial n, often cap (1928): …
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PRIEST — (from Greek presbyteros: "elder"), in some Christian churches, an officer or minister who is intermediate between a bishop and a …
Britannica English vocabulary
PRESBYTER — (from Greek presbyteros, "elder"), an officer or minister in the early Christian Church intermediate between bishop and deacon or, in …
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EPISCOPACY — in some Christian churches, the office of a bishop and the system of church government based on the three orders, …
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COLLEGIALITY — in various Christian denominations, especially Roman Catholicism, Anglicanism, and Eastern Orthodoxy, the view that bishops, in addition to their role …
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REFORMED AND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH — name given to various of the churches that share a common origin in the Reformation in 16th-century Switzerland. Reformed is …
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PRESBYTERIANISM — n. Form of church government based on rule by elders, or presbyters. The presbyters who govern the church are grouped …
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