presbyterial
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of presbyterial
First recorded in 1585–95; presbytery + -al 1
Example Sentences
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I should have expected some examples of evils and mischiefs which presbyterial government hath brought upon other reformed churches.
From The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) by George Gillespie
He takes it ill that one, while I make him an enemy to all church government, then only to the presbyterial.
From The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) by George Gillespie
This extract proves that the Church of Smyrna continued under presbyterial government long after the time of Polycarp.
From The Ancient Church Its History, Doctrine, Worship, and Constitution by W. D. (William Dool) Killen
He has been reproached in modern times for doing so little to bring the laity into coöperation by means of a presbyterial organization.
From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 12 by Various
This is a calumny against presbyterial government, which is neither privative nor contradistinct, but cumulative to congregational government; and the congregational is a part of that government which is comprehended under the name of presbyterial.
From The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) by George Gillespie
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