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presbyteria

presbyteria is the plural of presbyterium.

Meaning of presbyterium

Noun

presbyterium (plural presbyteria)

  1. A presbytery.
    • Many stuccos and paintings were also found on the mosaic floor of the presbyterium and choir; most of these are now in the Bardo Museum in Tunis.1976, A. Ennabli, “MACOMADES MINORES”, in Richard Stillwell, William L[loyd] MacDonald, Marian Holland McAllister, editors, The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites, Princeton, N.J.: Princeton...
  2. A college of priests in active ministry of a particular Catholic church; a diocese, eparchy, or similar group of priests.

Questions about presbyteria

What is presbyteria the plural of?
Presbyteria is the plural of presbyterium.

Words near presbyteria in the dictionary

  1. presbyterate
  2. presbyterated
  3. presbyterates
  4. presbyteress
  5. presbyteresses
  6. presbyteria
  7. presbyterial
  8. presbyterially
  9. presbyterials
  10. presbyterian
  11. presbyterianism

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