presbytery
Americannoun
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a body of presbyters or elders.
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(in Presbyterian churches) an ecclesiastical court consisting of all the ministers and one or two presbyters from each congregation in a district.
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the churches under the jurisdiction of a presbytery.
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the part of a church appropriated to the clergy.
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Roman Catholic Church. a rectory.
noun
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Presbyterian Church
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a local Church court composed of ministers and elders
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the congregations or churches within the jurisdiction of any such court
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the part of a cathedral or church east of the choir, in which the main altar is situated; sanctuary
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presbyters or elders collectively
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government of a church by presbyters or elders
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RC Church the residence of a parish priest
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Etymology
Origin of presbytery
1375–1425; late Middle English presbetory, presbitory priests' bench, for Late Latin presbyterium group of elders < Greek presbytérion. See presbyter, -y 3
Example Sentences
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The church linked to the school is a member of the presbytery, which includes congregations in middle Tennessee and southwestern Kentucky.
From Washington Times • Mar. 29, 2023
Grant said the presbytery doesn’t have a formal security program for its churches and schools but that members have worked together to share best practices and improve safety.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 28, 2023
For the first time since they shared the St Alipius presbytery at Ballarat in the 1970s, George Pell will be back under the same roof as the worst of the worst.
From The Guardian • Feb. 27, 2019
The local presbytery of the Presbyterian Church USA asked its leaders last year to embark on a period of self-assessment.
From Washington Post • Oct. 23, 2017
The sacristy is beyond the chapel of S. Peter at the back of the presbytery.
From Cathedral Cities of Italy by Collins, William Wiehe
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