teaching elder

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noun

a minister in a Presbyterian church.

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Origin of teaching elder

An Americanism dating back to 1635–45

Words nearby teaching elder

teacher's pet, teach-in, teaching, teaching aid, teaching assistant, teaching elder, teaching fellow, teaching fellowship, teaching hospital, teaching machine, teaching practice

How to use teaching elder in a sentence

In the 70s, this myth kept openly gay people out of teaching positions.
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So, Islamized teaching sends girls back home for marriage and housework, and remains exclusively for boys.
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“My dance instructor always says she earns most of her income from private teaching,” says Monir.
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She began teaching herself how to apply makeup through books and videos.
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I was also teaching my courses at UC-Berkeley much of that time, though I had time off in the summers and through a sabbatical.
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This is the first and principal point at which we can stanch the wastage of teaching energy that now goes on.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
Each religion claims that its own Bible is the direct revelation of God, and is the only true Bible teaching the only true faith.
God and my Neighbour|Robert Blatchford
The possibilities of certain branches of teaching have been altogether revolutionized by the cinematograph.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
As the weeks wore on, the pretence of practical teaching was quietly dropped, and we crammed our science out of the text-book.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
I suppose he is sick of the sound of them, or perhaps it is because he feels obliged to be conscientious in teaching Beethoven!
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