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pres·by·ter·y
 presbytery
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- pronunciation:
- prez
bih
teI
ri
[or]
pres
bih
teI
ri
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
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noun |
| inflections: |
presbyteries |
| definition 1: |
a body of church elders.
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| definition 2: |
a Presbyterian district court made up of the ministers and representative elders from each congregation in the district.
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| definition 3: |
the churches in the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of such a court.
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| definition 4: |
the part of a church set aside for the clergy.
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| related words: |
church, clergy |
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