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The meaning of Presbytery

Presbytery – definition

noun

A body of church elders and ministers, especially (in presbyterian churches) an administrative body (court) representing all the local congregations of a district.

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To be added to the church's constitution, the ban must be ratified by a majority of the church's 17…
noun

The house of a roman catholic parish priest.

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The parish is, in effect, being run from the presbytery but the only priest the people see is at ma…
noun

The eastern part of a church chancel beyond the choir; the sanctuary.

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The climbers are working on top of the three-tiered presbytery and transept, which were built in th…

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长老会

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Pastorie, Priesterkoor, Kerkeraad, Raad van ouderlingen

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Presbytère, Chœur

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Presbyterium, Pfarrhaus, Katholisches pfarrhaus

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पूजास्थान, गिरजे का पूर्वान्‍त्‍य भाग, पूजास्‍थान, प्रेज्‍़वीटर-संप्रदाय, पादरी सत्तावादियों का संप्रदाय (वह जो किसी जिले में न्‍यायालय के रूप में कार्य करें)

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Presbiterio

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장로회, 사제관, 사제석

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Пресвитерия, Дом католического священника

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Presbiterio, Casa del cura

Word origin

late Middle English (in presbytery (sense 3)): from Old French presbiterie, via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek presbuterion, from presbuteros (see presbyter).

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