presbyter
(in the early Christian church) an office bearer who exercised teaching, priestly, and administrative functions.
(in hierarchical churches) a priest.
an elder in a Presbyterian church.
Origin of presbyter
1Other words from presbyter
- pres·byt·er·al [prez-bit-er-uhl, pres-], /prɛzˈbɪt ər əl, prɛs-/, adjective
- non·pres·by·ter, noun
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How to use presbyter in a sentence
The larger cubiculum has two tufa seats at the side, and one more elevated for the presiding presbyter.
The Catacombs of Rome | William Henry WithrowThe altar, probably a small movable one of wood, if any at all, must have stood before the presbyter.
The Catacombs of Rome | William Henry WithrowThere was no priest (cohen); the presbyter was the "elder," nothing more.
Twelve miles off lived a presbyter, with whom, in mesmerist phraseology, he was en rapport.
If they were written by a writer named John, it was probably John the presbyter, who lived in the second century.
The Bible | John E. Remsburg
British Dictionary definitions for presbyter
/ (ˈprɛzbɪtə) /
an elder of a congregation in the early Christian Church
(in some Churches having episcopal politics) an official who is subordinate to a bishop and has administrative, teaching, and sacerdotal functions
(in some hierarchical Churches) another name for priest
(in the Presbyterian Church)
a teaching elder
a ruling elder
Origin of presbyter
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