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presbyterian definition

pres·by·teri·an (-ē ən)

adjective

  1. having to do with church government by presbyters
  2. designating or of a church of a traditionally Calvinistic Protestant denomination governed by presbyters, or elders

Etymology: < LL(Ec) presbyterium (see presbytery) + -an

noun

a member of a Presbyterian church

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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