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单词 presbyterate
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presbyterate

[ prez-bit-er-it, -uh-reyt, pres- ]
/ prɛzˈbɪt ər ɪt, -əˌreɪt, prɛs- /

noun

the office of a presbyter or elder.
a body of presbyters or elders.

Origin of presbyterate

From the Medieval Latin word presbyterātus, dating back to 1635–45. See presbyter, -ate3

Words nearby presbyterate

presbyo-, presbyope, presbyopia, Presbyt., presbyter, presbyterate, presbyterial, presbyterian, Presbyterian Church, Presbyterianism, presbytery
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Example sentences from the Web for presbyterate

  • The Presbyterate could have no worse ideal, and could follow no more pernicious example, than that of the Jewish priesthood.

    The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Kings|F. W. Farrar

  • But the candidature of this person, who had been deposed from the presbyterate under Leo IV., was indefensible.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 5|Various

British Dictionary definitions for presbyterate

presbyterate
/ (prɛzˈbɪtərɪt, -ˌreɪt) /

noun

the status or office of a presbyter
a group of presbyters
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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