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presbyteries

presbyteries is the plural of presbytery.

Meaning of presbytery

Noun

presbytery (plural presbyteries)

  1. The home of a Roman Catholic parish priest.
    • Near-synonyms: curatage, parsonage, vicarage
  2. A section of a church reserved for the clergy, containing the altar.
    • Near-synonym: chancel (broadly synonymous)
    Synonyms:
    presbyterium, sanctuary, chancel[Appendix:Glossary
  3. Presbyters collectively; the body of presbyters of a congregation.
    • Meronym: presbyter
  4. The district (jurisdiction) of those presbyters.
    • Near-synonyms: diocese, parish
    Synonyms:
    diocese, parish
  5. A body of elders in the early Christian church.

Questions about presbyteries

What is presbyteries the plural of?
Presbyteries is the plural of presbytery.

Words near presbyteries in the dictionary

  1. Presbyterianized
  2. Presbyterianizes
  3. Presbyterianizing
  4. presbyterianly
  5. Presbyterians
  6. presbyteries
  7. Presbyterism
  8. presbyterium
  9. presbyters
  10. presbytership
  11. presbyterships

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