pres·by·ter (pr z b -t r, prs-)n. 1. A priest in various hierarchical churches. 2. a. A teaching elder in the Presbyterian Church. b. A ruling elder in the Presbyterian Church. 3. An elder of the congregation in the early Christian church. [Late Latin, from Greek presbuteros, from comparative of presbus, old man; see per1 in Indo-European roots.] |
presbyter [ˈprɛzbɪtə]
n
1. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms)
a. an elder of a congregation in the early Christian Church
b. (in some Churches having episcopal politics) an official who is subordinate to a bishop and has administrative, teaching, and sacerdotal functions
2. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) (in some hierarchical Churches) another name for priest
3. (Christianity / Protestantism) (in the Presbyterian Church)
a. a teaching elder
b. a ruling elder
[from Late Latin, from Greek presbuteros an older man, from presbus old man]
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| Noun | 1. |  presbyter - an elder in the Presbyterian Churchelder - any of various church officers |
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