presbytery
/prez-bi-ter-ee, pres-/US // ˈprɛz bɪˌtɛr i, ˈprɛs- //UK // (ˈprɛzbɪtərɪ, -trɪ) //
长老会,总统府,长老院,长者协会
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n.名词 noun
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plural pres·by·ter·ies.
- : a body of presbyters or elders.
- : an ecclesiastical court consisting of all the ministers and one or two presbyters from each congregation in a district.
- : the churches under the jurisdiction of a presbytery.
- : the part of a church appropriated to the clergy.
- : Roman Catholic Church. a rectory.
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Examples
But, by holding Presbytery as alone of Divine origin, she would most effectively discountenance such unjust claims.
After a distinguished career he was, in 1746, licensed to preach by the presbytery of Aberdeen.
After further training at Edinburgh he was licensed as preacher by the presbytery of Lorne in 1821.
A few years later the presbytery went further than even the magistracy had already done.
On the north side, where the presbytery begins, is a queen's head, and on the opposite side a figure with a dog's head.
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