moderatorialadj.
/ˌmɒd(ə)rəˈtɔːrɪəl/, U.S. /ˌmɑd(ə)rəˈtɔriəl/ Chiefly Christian Church.
Of, relating to, or characteristic of a moderator or chairman.
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society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > clerical superior > various Christian superiors > [adjective] > moderator
moderatorial1833
1833 Southern Rep. & Cork Commerc. 14 Nov. 1/3 Mr. Brown..availed himself of the opportunity of delivering the usual Moderatorial sermon, when resigning office..to put forth a violent philippic against Mr. Stanley, Lord Anglesey and the Irish and British Government.
1867 ‘T. Lackland’ Homespun ii. 155 This moderatorial edict is echoed up in the bell-tower.
1926 Scots Observer 13 Nov. 4/4 There was a moderatorial flavour in the eloquence of the evening.
1968 Guardian 19 Mar. 16/1 In his moderatorial address to the council last night, the Rev. Edward Rogers, a former president of the Methodist Church, said the ecumenical movement had reached the point where it presented a challenge.
1987 Church Times 24 Apr. 5/1 Not for him the sober black of Genevan cassock, gown and bands, even decorated by the traditional rows of moderatorial ‘froggings’ or tassels.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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