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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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presbyterian Synonyms

Presbyterian

n.

Calvinist, Christian, non-Catholic, churchgoer; see Protestant.


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presbyterian Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • minister: His attacks on priests, preachers, and presbyterian ministers are also implicit attacks on the universities where they learned their doctrines.
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-Fleming, Marjory

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