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presbyterial

presbyterial adjective: presbyterian.

Adjective (1)

presbyterial (comparative more presbyterial, superlative most presbyterial)

  1. Presbyterian.

Noun

presbyterial (plural presbyterials)

  1. A presbytery run by the Women's Missionary Society.

Adjective (2) capitalized: Presbyterial

Presbyterial (comparative more Presbyterial, superlative most Presbyterial)

  1. Relating to Presbyterianism.
    • We feel very happy also that our contribution for the new Presbyterial building at Barium Springs Orphanage has reached $200.1908 January 15, COR., “[Church News. North Carolina.] Monroe.”, in P. R. Law, R. C. Reed, editors, Presbyterian Standard, volume XLVIII, number 2, Charlotte, N.C., page 13, column 2
    • It also emphasized the spiritual as over against the intellectual qualities of the older Presbyterial faith as essential to the preaching of the Gospel.1925, William E[leazar] Barton, The Life of Abraham Lincoln, volume 1, Indianapolis, Ind.: […] [F]or The Educational Press [b]y The Bobbs-Merrill Company, page 158
    Synonyms:
    Presbyterian

Synonyms of presbyterial

Forms of presbyterial

Adjective
comparativemore presbyterial
superlativemost presbyterial
comparativemore Presbyterial
superlativemost Presbyterial
Noun
pluralpresbyterials

Origin of presbyterial

From Late Latin presbyterium + -al. By surface analysis, presbyter + -ial or presbytery + -al.

See presbyterial.

Words formed from presbyterial

Questions about presbyterial

What does presbyterial mean?
Presbyterial means presbyterian.
What part of speech is presbyterial?
Presbyterial can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near presbyterial in the dictionary

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

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