pres·by·te·ri·an (pr z b -tîr  - n, prs-)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·teri·an·ism n. |
Presbyterianism
1. the doctrines, polity, and practices of Presbyterian churches, especially a Calvinist theology and a representative system of church government.
2. a system of church government in which ministers and congregationally elected elders participate in a graded series of legislative bodies and administrative courts. — Presbyterian, n., adj.
See also: Protestantism
2. a system of church government in which ministers and congregationally elected elders participate in a graded series of legislative bodies and administrative courts. — Presbyterian, n., adj.
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| Noun | 1. | Presbyterianism - the doctrines and practices of the Presbyterian Church: based in Calvinism Protestantism - the theological system of any of the churches of western Christendom that separated from the Roman Catholic Church during the Reformation |
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