Presbyterianism


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pres·by·te·ri·an

 (prĕz′bĭ-tîr′ē-ən, prĕs′-)
adj.
1. Of or relating to ecclesiastical government by presbyters.
2. Presbyterian Of or relating to a Presbyterian Church.
n. Presbyterian
A member or an adherent of a Presbyterian Church.

pres′by·te′ri·an·ism n.
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Pres•by•te•ri•an•ism

(ˌprɛz bɪˈtɪər i əˌnɪz əm, ˌprɛs-)

n.
1. church government by presbyters or elders, equal in rank and organized into graded administrative courts.
2. the doctrines of Presbyterian churches.
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Presbyterianism

1. the doctrines, polity, and practices of Presbyterian churches, especially a Calvinist theology and a representative system of church government.
2. a system of church government in which ministers and congregationally elected elders participate in a graded series of legislative bodies and administrative courts. — Presbyterian, n., adj.
See also: Protestantism
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.Presbyterianism - the doctrines and practices of the Presbyterian Church: based in Calvinism
Protestantism - the theological system of any of the churches of western Christendom that separated from the Roman Catholic Church during the Reformation
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Translations

Presbyterianism

[ˌprezbɪˈtɪərɪənɪzəm] Npresbiterianismo m
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Presbyterianism

[ˌprɛzbɪˈtɪərɪəˌnɪzm] npresbiterianesimo
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Margaret--you know Margaret--she has all the Presbyterianism undiluted.
He had left us grimly determined to confess to his father the dark secret of his Presbyterianism, and we were anxious to know what the result had been.
Under all these sovereigns (to complete our summary of the movement) the more radical Protestants, Puritans as they came to be called, were active in agitation, undeterred by frequent cruel persecution and largely influenced by the corresponding sects in Germany and by the Presbyterianism established by Calvin in Geneva and later by John Knox in Scotland.
(1780-1840), missionary of Presbyterianism to the trans-Allegheny West.
Mistress Inchbare's hard bones showed themselves, like Mistress Inchbare's hard Presbyterianism, without any concealment or compromise.
Hundreds of men - and some women - perished on bloody battlefields or were hanged, beheaded, shot, put to the sword or drowned in the brutal 17th century struggle between Presbyterianism and Episcopacy.
SIR, - The news that the ugly face of Sabbatarian Presbyterianism has reared its head in the Outer Hebrides is surely to be regretted.
Review a brief history of Presbyterianism, talk about how the church is governed, and how to connect, grow and serve others.
A second Covenant followed in 1643 with the English Parliamentarians for the establishment of Presbyterianism in all three countries of the UK.
But even their modern defenders acknowledge that they shifted the emphasis of Presbyterianism away from the traditional Calvinist focus on doctrines of predestination and election to social and personal morality.
It has value for any denomination while enhancing the image of Presbyterianism. Very, very, very sad!
Francis Makemie (1658-1708), often considered the father of American Presbyterianism, is known primarily for his efforts in establishing the Presbytery of Philadelphia in 1706--the first presbytery in the American colonies.

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