presbyterian
IPA: prɛsbɪtˈɪriʌn
noun
- A person belonging to a church in the tradition of Presbyterianism.
adjective
- Of or pertaining to a presbyter, or to ecclesiastical government by presbyters; relating to those who uphold church government by presbyters; also, to the doctrine, discipline, and worship of a communion so governed.
- Relating to Presbyterianism.
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Examples of "presbyterian" in Sentences
- Don't subdivide Presbyterian camps.
- It's a good Presbyterian institution.
- He is the son of a Presbyterian minister.
- He was the son of a Presbyterian minister.
- It was next to the Presbyterian church down there.
- It is still affiliated with the Presbyterian church.
- The Presbyterians initially refused to accept the Indulgence.
- In 1846, he was ordained to the ministry of the Presbyterian Church.
- He was a Presbyterian and a member of the American Judicature Society.
- The author links the case to the Presbyterian obsession with predestination.