Eldership definition

eldərzhip
The position or duties of an elder in a church.
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A group of elders; presbytery.
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Seniority; the state or condition of being older.
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The position or office of being an elder.
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Noun

Singular:
eldership
Plural:
elderships

Origin of eldership

  • From elder +‎ -ship.

    From Wiktionary

Eldership Sentence Examples

  • It was here and now that divergent ideals as to the powers of the eldership really emerged.

  • Such matters should have previously been raised by members with their local eldership.

  • At its meeting in Belfast in 1884 a report was submitted by a" committee on the eldership "which had been previously appointed.

  • A second theory is contended for by Principal Campbell in his treatise on the eldership, and by others also, that there is no warrant in Scripture for the eldership as it exists in the Presbyterian Church; that the ruling elder is not, and is not designed to be, a counterpart of the New Testament elder; in other words, that he is not a presbyter, but only a layman chosen to represent the laity in the church courts and permitted to assist in the government of the church.

  • To share with the minister such general oversight is not regarded by intelligent and influential laymen as an incongruous or unworthy office; but to identify the duties of the eldership, even in theory, with those of the minister is a sure way of deterring from accepting office many whose counsel and influence in the eldership would be invaluable.'

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