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Pres⋅by⋅te⋅ri⋅an⋅ism

  [prez-bi-teer-ee-uh-niz-uhm, pres-]
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–noun
1. church government by presbyters or elders, equal in rank and organized into graded administrative courts.
2. the doctrines of Presbyterian churches.
Origin:
1635–45; presbyterian + -ism
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pres·by·te·ri·an   (prěz'bĭ-tîr'ē-ən, prěs'-)   
adj.  

  1. Of or relating to ecclesiastical government by presbyters.

  2. Presbyterian Of or relating to a Presbyterian Church.

n.   Presbyterian
A member or an adherent of a Presbyterian Church.
pres'by·te'ri·an·ism n.
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