presbyters

[prez-bi-ter, pres-]

pres·by·ter

[prez-bi-ter, pres-]
noun
1.
(in the early Christian church) an office bearer who exercised teaching, priestly, and administrative functions.
2.
(in hierarchical churches) a priest.
3.
an elder in a Presbyterian church.

Origin:
1590–1600; < Late Latin, noun use of the adj.: older < Greek presbýteros, equivalent to présby(s) old + -teros comparative suffix

pres·byt·er·al [prez-bit-er-uhl, pres-] , adjective
non·pres·by·ter, noun
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Presbyters is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
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a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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