Lectionary Calendar
Monday, May 6th, 2024
the Sixth Week after Easter
Attention!
Partner with StudyLight.org as God uses us to make a difference for those displaced by Russia's war on Ukraine.
Click to donate today!

Bible Dictionaries
Presbytery

Webster's Dictionary

Search for…
or
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Prev Entry
Presbytership
Next Entry
Presbytia
Resource Toolbox
Additional Links

(1):

(n.) A body of elders in the early Christian church.

(2):

(n.) A judicatory consisting of all the ministers within a certain district, and one layman, who is a ruling elder, from each parish or church, commissioned to represent the church in conjunction with the pastor. This body has a general jurisdiction over the churches under its care, and next below the provincial synod in authority.

(3):

(n.) The Presbyterian religion of polity.

(4):

(n.) That part of the church reserved for the officiating priest.

(5):

(n.) The residence of a priest or clergyman.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Presbytery'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/presbytery.html. 1828.
adsFree icon
Ads FreeProfile