Definition of presbyter Presbyter
pres•by•ter
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What does presbyter mean?
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NounPlural: presbyters |
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| presbyter - an elder in the Presbyterian Church |
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- presbyter (Noun)
A priest in various churches. - presbyter (Noun)
An elder of the Presbyterian church. - presbyter (Noun)
An elder of the congregation in early Christianity.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- presbyter (n.)
An elder in the early Christian church. See 2d Citation under Bishop, n., 1. - presbyter (n.)
One ordained to the second order in the ministry; -- called also priest. - presbyter (n.)
A member of a presbytery whether lay or clerical. - presbyter (n.)
A Presbyterian.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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presbyter
prez′bi-tėr, n. an elder, a priest: a minister or priest in rank between a bishop and a deacon: a member of a presbytery.—adjs. Presbyt′eral, Presbytē′rial, Presbytē′rian, pertaining to, or consisting of, presbyters: pertaining to Presbytery or that form of church government in which all the clergy or presbyters are equal—opp. to Episcopacy.—n. Presbyt′erāte, the office of a presbyter: a presbytery.—adv. Presbytē′rially.—ns. Presbytē′rian; Presbytē′rianism, the form of church government by presbyters; Pres′bytership; Pres′bytery, a church court ranking between the Kirk-session and the Synod, consisting of the ministers and one elder, a layman, from each church within a certain district: that part of the church reserved for the officiating priests: (R.C.) a clergyman's house.—Reformed Presbyterian Church, a religious body in Scotland, called also Cameronians, who remained separate from the Church of Scotland and maintained the perpetual obligation of the Covenants—the greater part joined the Free Church in 1876; United Presbyterian Church, a religious body formed by the union of the Secession and Relief Churches in 1847—itself uniting with the Free Church in 1900. [L.,—Gr. presbyteros, comp. of presbys, old.]
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🔤- presbyter, noun, singular of presbyters.
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