elder
adjective
of greater age; older.
eldership
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a word derived from
elder.
Example Sentences
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"Dr Mawhinney's comments ignore the fact that it has been the policy of the Presbyterian Church to ordain women to eldership for almost a century, and to the ministry for exactly fifty years," it continued.
From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2023
If he could venture to encounter the hoary-headed eldership and substantial theology of the North, surely I may, without fear, address myself to the flimsy evangelism of the South.”
From The Religious Life of London by J. Ewing (James Ewing) Ritchie
The weight of authority is certainly very decidedly in favour of the opinion which identifies this eldership with the presbytery.
From The Scottish Reformation Its Epochs, Episodes, Leaders, and Distinctive Characteristics by David Hay Fleming
He was blessed to attract and reclaim very many of the most degraded; and by Sabbath schools and a regular eldership, to take superintendence of the population to a great extent.
From The Biography of Robert Murray M'Cheyne by Andrew A. Bonar
Cardinal, 45.Poor, care of, 179, 180.Poullain, or Pollanus, 126, 127, 136 fns.Preaching, necessity of, 151.Presbytery, ideal, 237, 238.Presbytery, or greater eldership, 159, 229 et seq.Preston,
From The Scottish Reformation Its Epochs, Episodes, Leaders, and Distinctive Characteristics by David Hay Fleming
