presbytery 的定义
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.
presbytery 近义词
等同于 rectory
更多presbytery例句
- 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.