presbytery
IPA: prɛsbɪtˈɪri
noun
- The home of a Roman Catholic parish priest.
- A body of elders in the early Christian church.
- A chancel; a section of the church reserved for the clergy.
- Presbyters collectively; the body of presbyters of a congregation.
- The district (jurisdiction) of those presbyters.
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Examples of "presbytery" in Sentences
- The presbytery proved recalcitrant.
- There is a chapter house and presbytery.
- The presbytery proved to be recalcitrant.
- The tomb is located to the left of the presbytery.
- He was licensed to preach by the Presbytery of Mull in 1806.
- After years of wrangling the Presbytery was forced to appoint him.
- The presbytery and the crypts contain 12th century polychrome mosaics.
- A parish minister is answerable to the Presbytery, not to the Kirk Session.
- The Presbytery of Glasgow one of the 46 Presbyteries of the Church of Scotland.