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presbyterian |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Presbyterian \Pres`by*te"ri*an\, a. [Cf. F. presbyt['e]rien.] Of or pertaining to a presbyter, or to ecclesiastical government by presbyters; relating to those who uphold church government by presbyters; also to the doctrine, discipline, and worship of a communion so governed. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Presbyterian \Pres`by*te"ri*an\, n. [Cf. F. presbyt['e]rien.] One who maintains the validity of ordination and government by presbyters; a member of the Presbyterian church. {Reformed Presbyterians}. See {Cameronian}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Presbyterian n : a follower of Calvinism as taught in the Presbyterian Church [syn: {Presbyterian}] From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]: PRESBYTERIAN, n. One who holds the conviction that the government authorities of the Church should be called presbyters.
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