Presbyterianism
Americannoun
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church government by presbyters or elders, equal in rank and organized into graded administrative courts.
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the doctrines of Presbyterian churches.
Etymology
Origin of Presbyterianism
First recorded in 1635–45; presbyterian + -ism
Example Sentences
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This topic pulls together the Reformation, pro-slavery Presbyterianism and Christian Reconstructionism.
From Salon • May 26, 2024
The last of the 13, Dwight Eisenhower, proved the Mainline’s influence by being baptized into Presbyterianism early in his presidency, like a 16th-century prince accepting the state religion to claim a vacant throne.
From New York Times • Jan. 23, 2021
German migration brought Lutheran, German Reformed, and Pietist churches to the middle colonies, and the Scots-Irish took Presbyterianism wherever they went.
From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018
Like Laurie, Stephen Fry attributes that attitude to his friend’s chronic Presbyterianism.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2016
It thus rejected the theocratic ideal of Presbyterianism, strove after a purely democratic constitution, and recognised toleration of all religious views as a fundamental principle of Christianity.
From Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 by Kurtz, J. H.
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