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
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
The Church, which has about 60,000 members, is a Protestant Church with roots in Presbyterianism.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2016
Like Laurie, Stephen Fry attributes that attitude to his friend’s chronic Presbyterianism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2016
In addition, these privileges had been still further secured by the alliance with the English opposition, and by the subsequent triumph of the parliament and Presbyterianism in the neighbouring kingdom.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" by Various
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