单词 | Kirk session |
释义 | Kirk sessionnoun 1The lowest court in the Church of Scotland, composed of the minister and elders of the parish.On the following day, both the town council and Kirk sessions of Edinburgh fled the capital, many sailing across to Fife or northwards to Dundee; the ministers retreated into the Castle, their churches being taken over as ammunition stores and stables by the Cromwellian army....
1.1 historical A court similar to a Kirk session in other Presbyterian Churches.Following the Presbyterian pattern, the Kirk Session is the governing body of the congregation, and is composed of Elders who have been directly elected by the congregation. |
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