presbyterian
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bɪˈtɪər adjective
1.
pertaining to or based on the principle of ecclesiastical government by presbyters or presbyteries.
2.
( initial capital letter ) designating or pertaining to various churches having this form of government and professing more or less modified forms of Calvinism.
noun
3.
( initial capital letter ) a member of a Presbyterian church; a person who supports Presbyterianism.
Related forms
non-Pres·by·te·ri·an, adjective, noun
pro-Pres·by·te·ri·an, adjective, noun
pseu·do-Pres·by·te·ri·an, adjective, noun
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| —adj | |
| 1. | of, relating to, or designating Church government by presbyters or lay elders |
| —n | |
| 2. | an upholder of this type of Church government |
| presby'terianism | |
| —n | |
| presbyterian'istic | |
| —adj | |
| Presbyterian (ˌprɛzbɪˈtɪərɪən) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of or relating to any of various Protestant Churches governed by presbyters or lay elders and adhering to various modified forms of Calvinism |
| —n | |
| 2. | a member of a Presbyterian Church |
| Presby'terianism | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
Presbyterian
1640, as name of Scottish church governed by elders (as opposed to bishops), from presbyter "an elder in a church" (1597), from L.L. presbyter "an elder," from Gk. presbyteros "an elder," also an adj. meaning "older," comparative of presbys "old," possibly originally "one who leads the cattle," from
*pres- "before" + root of bous "cow." Presbytery "a part of a church reserved for the clergy" is recorded from 1412. Meaning "body of elders in the Presbyterian system" is recorded from 1578.
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Their form of church governance is known as presbyterian polity.
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