The collective body of (ecclesiastical) elders; a body or court of elders, a presbytery.
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| 释义 | society > faith > church government > ecclesiastical discipline > court > presbyterian > [noun] > presbytery (12) eldership1557 The collective body of (ecclesiastical) elders; a body or court of elders, a presbytery. seniory1572 Ecclesiastical. A body of ‘elders’, a presbytery. presbytery1581 In the Presbyterian system: an ecclesiastical court above the Kirk session and below the synod, consisting of all the ministers and one ruling… classis1591 Christian Church. In the Presbyterian system: an ecclesiastical court or assembly above the consistory and below the synod consisting of the elders… consistorya1593 In the Reformed, Genevan, or Presbyterian polity, a court of presbyters; in Switzerland, Holland, and the Reformed Churches of America… class1644 Christian Church. Chiefly Scottish. In the Presbyterian system: a classis; a presbytery. Obsolete. colloquya1672 Christian Church. In the Reformed Genevan or Presbyterian Churches, a church court composed of the pastors and representative elders of the… colloque1846 = colloquy, n. 3. elderhood1860 The estate of the elders or rulers; the body of elders. Subcategories:— of a country (1) — district of (2) |
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