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Presbytery — • The part of the church reserved for the higher clergy Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Presbytery Presbytery † … Catholic encyclopedia
Presbytery — may refer to:*Presbytery (church polity), a governing body of ordained elders and ministers *Presbyterium, a body of ordained, active priests in the Roman Catholic or Anglican churches *Presbytery (architecture), the area of a church building… … Wikipedia
Presbytery — Pres by*ter*y, n.; pl. {Presbyteries}. [L. presbyterium, Gr. ?. See {Presbyter}, and cf. {Presbyterium}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A body of elders in the early Christian church. [1913 Webster] 2. (Presbyterian Ch.) A judicatory consisting of all the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
presbytery — ► NOUN (pl. presbyteries) 1) (treated as sing. or pl. ) a body of Church elders. 2) the house of a Roman Catholic parish priest. 3) chiefly Architecture the eastern part of a church chancel … English terms dictionary
presbytery — [prez′bə ter΄ē, pres′bə ter΄ē] n. pl. presbyteries [ME presbetory < OFr presbiterie < LL(Ec) presbyterium, council of elders < Gr(Ec) presbyterion < Gr presbyteros, elder: see PRIEST] 1. Presbyterian Ch. a) a body of presbyters;… … English World dictionary
presbytery — /prez bi ter ee, pres /, n., pl. presbyteries. 1. a body of presbyters or elders. 2. (in Presbyterian churches) an ecclesiastical court consisting of all the ministers and one or two presbyters from each congregation in a district. 3. the… … Universalium
presbytery — UK [ˈprezb(ə)terɪ] / US [ˈprezbəterɪ] noun [countable] Word forms presbytery : singular presbytery plural presbyteries 1) a council that controls the Presbyterian Church, or the churches that are controlled by this council 2) the house where a… … English dictionary
presbytery — noun (plural teries) Etymology: Middle English & Late Latin; Middle English presbytory part of church reserved for clergy, from Late Latin presbyterium group of presbyters, part of church reserved for clergy, from Greek presbyterion group of… … New Collegiate Dictionary
presbytery — [[t]pre̱zbɪtri, AM teri[/t]] presbyteries N COUNT A presbytery is the house in which a Roman Catholic priest lives … English dictionary
presbytery — pres•by•ter•y [[t]ˈprɛz bɪˌtɛr i, ˈprɛs [/t]] n. pl. ter•ies 1) rel a body of presbyters or elders 2) rel (in Presbyterian churches) an ecclesiastical assembly consisting of all the ministers and one or two presbyters from each congregation in a… … From formal English to slang
presbytery — /ˈprɛzbətri / (say prezbuhtree), /ˈprɛspə / (say prespuh ) noun (plural presbyteries) 1. a body of presbyters or elders. 2. (in the Uniting Church of Australia and Presbyterian churches) a judicatory consisting of all the ministers (teaching… …
