Presbyterianism

pres·by·te·ri·an  (przb-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.

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presby·teri·an·ism n.

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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

Thesaurus

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

Translations

Presbyterianism [ˌprezbɪˈtɪərɪənɪzəm] N → presbiterianismo m

Presbyterianism [ˌprɛzbɪˈtɪərɪəˌnɪz/əm] n → presbiterianesimo

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Presbyterianism [ˌprɛzbɪˈtɪərɪəˌnɪz/əm] n → presbiterianesimo