Definition of Presbytery. Meaning of Presbytery. Synonyms of Presbytery

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Definition of Presbytery

Presbytery
Presbytery Pres"by*ter*y, n.; pl. Presbyteries. [L. presbyterium, Gr. ?. See Presbyter, and cf. Presbyterium.] 1. A body of elders in the early Christian church. 2. (Presbyterian Ch.) 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. The Presbyterian religion of polity. [R.] --Tatler. 4. (a) (Arch.) That part of the church reserved for the officiating priest. (b) The residence of a priest or clergyman. --Gwilt.

Meaning of Presbytery from wikipedia

- Presbytery and presbyterium may refer to: Presbyterium, a body of ordained, active priests in the Catholic or Anglican churches Presbytery (architecture)...
- The ****berland Presbytery existed from 1802 to 1806 as a presbytery of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, a predecessor to the Presbyterian...
- higher ****embly of elders known as the presbytery or classis; presbyteries can be grouped into a synod, and presbyteries and synods nationwide often join together...
- four levels of courts: the Kirk Session (at congregational level), the Presbytery (at local area level), the Synod (at a regional level) and the General...
- (elders), a conciliar approach as with other levels of decision-making (presbytery, synod, and general ****embly). There are roughly 75 million Presbyterians...
- Kentucky Synod (which had oversight over ****berland Presbytery) sought to discipline the presbytery. Presbytery and synod were involved in a protracted dispute...
- Scotland, the national church of Scotland, divides the country into Presbyteries, which in turn are subdivided into Parishes, each served by a parish...
- house, parochial house (mostly in Ireland), chapel house (in Scotland), presbytery, and rectory (especially in M****achusetts) if appropriate. In the Philippines...
- The Springfield Presbytery was an independent presbytery that became one of the earliest expressions of the Stone-Campbell Movement. It was composed of...
- divided between the Great Western Presbytery, the Eastern Presbytery, the Great Lakes Presbytery, and the Florida Presbytery. The highest governing body is...