presbytery
Americannoun
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presbyteries
plural
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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
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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
Sister Mary Ross, 79, lived in the presbytery next door and was awoken by the blaze.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2022
Stationed since 7 a.m. within the pale-green walls of the tiny presbytery room, he was supposed to have been relieved after working an eight-hour shift.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 17, 2019
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
In old days the brigands came down into the villages on the great festivals in velvet jerkin and feathered cap bearing candles and gifts for the Madonna and the presbytery.
From Rome by Hope Malleson
In the lead-up to the debate, a report to the General Assembly showed that 29 of 42 presbyteries supported the change, which would also allow Kirk buildings to be used for gay weddings.
From BBC ● May 23, 2022
Ahead of the vote, a report to the General Assembly showed that 29 of 42 presbyteries supported the change, which would also allow Kirk buildings to be used for gay weddings.
From BBC ● May 20, 2022
The statement fell short of ordering presbyteries not to ordain, and last week the 30-year-old Silver said that he hopes to arrange a call to an experimental ministry in Manhattan.
From Time Magazine Archive
The recommendation on holding office is still to be approved by a majority of the 85 presbyteries, when it is brought before the general assembly for final action.
From Time Magazine Archive
Almost all the Bernese clergy, when banished from their churches and presbyteries, sought shelter and protection on the hospitable soil of France.
From Pius IX. And His Time by Æneas MacDonell Dawson
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