1
often not capitalized
: characterized by a graded system of representative ecclesiastical bodies (such as presbyteries) exercising legislative and judicial powers
2
: of, relating to, or constituting a Protestant Christian church that is presbyterian in government and traditionally Calvinistic in doctrine
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Bill Chappell, NPR, 26 Jan. 2025
This past May, the U.S. Attorney’s Office unsealed an indictment that said Chanell embezzled money from St. Andrew Presbyterian Church between 2013 and 2018.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 26 Jan. 2025
Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Jan. 2025
Voters who normally would cast ballots at Church of the Redeemer will be directed to the Knox Presbyterian location.
—Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 6 Nov. 2024
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Noun
In the 1980s, that same Tucson church, Southside Presbyterian, had been at the heart of a network of churches giving sanctuary to migrants from Central America who were under threat of deportation.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 26 Jan. 2025
This past May, the U.S. Attorney’s Office unsealed an indictment that said Chanell embezzled money from St. Andrew Presbyterian Church between 2013 and 2018.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 26 Jan. 2025
Adjective
That includes the Presbyterian minister who presided over her wedding to her husband.
—Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Jan. 2025
Voters who normally would cast ballots at Church of the Redeemer will be directed to the Knox Presbyterian location.
—Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Presbyterian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Presbyterian. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
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