presbyterian
/ˌpɹɛz.bɪˈtɪəɹ.ɪ.ən/US/ˌpɹɛz.bəˈteɹ.i.ən/
presbyterian adjective: of or pertaining to a presbyter, or to ecclesiastical government by presbyters; relating to those who uphold church government by presbyters; also, to the doctrine, discipline, and worship of a communion so governed.
Adjective (1)
presbyterian (comparative more presbyterian, superlative most presbyterian)
- Of or pertaining to a presbyter, or to ecclesiastical government by presbyters; relating to those who uphold church government by presbyters; also, to the doctrine, discipline, and worship of a communion so governed.
- Synonyms:
- presbyterial
Adjective (2) capitalized: Presbyterian
Presbyterian (not comparable)
- Relating to Presbyterianism.
- Synonyms:
- Presbyterial
Noun capitalized: Presbyterian
Presbyterian (plural Presbyterians)
- A person belonging to a church in the tradition of Presbyterianism.
presbyterian meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
presbyterian in Hindi
- प्रेस्बिटेरियन, प्रेस्बाइटेरियन
presbyterian in Tamil
- பிரஸ்பிட்டேரியன், பிரஸ்பிடேரியன்
presbyterian in Marathi
- प्रेस्बिटेरियन
presbyterian in Urdu
- پریسبیٹیرین, پریسبیٹرین, پریسبیٹریئن
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- presbyterian in Bengali
- প্রেসবাইটেরিয়ান, প্রেসবিটেরিয়ান, প্রেস্বিটেরিয়ান
- presbyterian in Telugu
- ప్రెస్బిటేరియన్, ప్రెస్బీటేరియన్
- presbyterian in Malayalam
- പ്രെസ്ബിറ്റേറിയൻ, പ്രസ്ബിറ്റേറിയൻ, പ്രെസ്ബിറ്റീരിയൻ
- presbyterian in Kannada
- ಪ್ರೆಸ್ಬಿಟೇರಿಯನ್, ಪ್ರಿಸ್ಬಿಟೇರಿಯನ್
- presbyterian in Punjabi
- ਪ੍ਰੈਸਬਟੀਰੀਅਨ, ਪ੍ਰੈਸਬਾਇਟੇਰੀਅਨ, ਪ੍ਰੈਸਬਾਇਟਰੀਅਨ
- presbyterian in Gujarati
- પ્રેસ્બિટેરિયન
- presbyterian in Odia
- ପ୍ରେସ୍ବିଟେରିଆନ୍, ପ୍ରେସବାଇଟେରିଆନ୍, ପ୍ରେସ୍ବିଟେରିଆନ
- presbyterian in Nepali
- प्रेस्बिटेरियन, प्रेस्बाइटेरियन, प्रेसबाइटेरियन
Synonyms of presbyterian
Forms of presbyterian
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more presbyterian |
| superlative | most presbyterian |
| Noun | |
| plural | Presbyterians |
Origin of presbyterian
From Late Latin presbyterium + -an. By surface analysis, presbyter + -ian or presbytery + -an.
See presbyterian § Etymology.
Words formed from presbyterian
Questions about presbyterian
- What does presbyterian mean?
- Presbyterian means of or pertaining to a presbyter, or to ecclesiastical government by presbyters; relating to those who uphold church government by presbyters; also, to the doctrine, discipline, and worship of a communion so governed.
- What is presbyterian in Hindi?
- Presbyterian in Hindi is प्रेस्बिटेरियन, प्रेस्बाइटेरियन. See Presbyterian meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is presbyterian?
- Presbyterian can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce presbyterian?
- Presbyterian is pronounced /ˌpɹɛz.bɪˈtɪəɹ.ɪ.ən/ (UK).
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Adapted from Wiktionary: presbyterian (page history and authors); Presbyterian (page history and authors); presbyterian (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); presbyterian (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); presbyterian (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); presbyterian (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); presbyterian (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); presbyterian (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); presbyterian (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); presbyterian (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); presbyterian (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); presbyterian (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); presbyterian (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); presbyterian (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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