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Presbyterianism

[ prez-bi-teer-ee-uh-niz-uhm, pres- ]

noun

  1. church government by presbyters or elders, equal in rank and organized into graded administrative courts.
  2. the doctrines of Presbyterian churches.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Presbyterianism1

First recorded in 1635–45; presbyterian + -ism

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