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)...
- 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...
- the altar, including the choir and the sanctuary (sometimes called the presbytery), at the liturgical east end of a traditional Christian church building...
- consists of 16 Presbyteries: Presbytery of Central Nebraska Dakota Presbytery Presbytery of Des Moines Presbytery of East Iowa Homestead Presbytery John Knox...
- 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...
- Kentucky Synod (which had oversight over ****berland Presbytery) sought to discipline the presbytery. Presbytery and synod were involved in a protracted dispute...
- The Presbytery of Philadelphia, known during its early years simply as the Presbytery or the General Presbytery, is a presbytery of the Presbyterian Church...
- congregations (thirty-three churches) on the island of Ireland, divided into one Presbyteries and one synod, with a total of about four thousand members. The denomination...
- The Presbytery of Edinburgh was one of the presbyteries of the Church of Scotland, being the local presbytery for Edinburgh. Its boundary was almost identical...
- The Presbytery of New York was a presbytery formed in 1717 as the Long Island Presbytery by the division of the Presbytery of Philadelphia into three sections...