单词 | presbyter |
释义 | Word Frequency presbyter(ˈprɛzbɪtə) noun 1. a. an elder of a congregation in the early Christian Church b. (in some Churches having episcopal politics) an official who is subordinate to a bishop and has administrative, teaching, and sacerdotal functions 2. (in some hierarchical Churches) another name for priest 3. (in the Presbyterian Church) a. a teaching elder b. a ruling elder Word origin C16: from Late Latin, from Greek presbuteros an older man, from presbus old man |
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