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presbyterium

presbyterium noun: a presbytery.

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.

Forms of presbyterium

pluralpresbyteria

Origin of presbyterium

Borrowed from Latin presbyterium. Doublet of presbytery.

Questions about presbyterium

What does presbyterium mean?
Presbyterium means a presbytery.
What part of speech is presbyterium?
Presbyterium is a noun.
What is the plural of presbyterium?
The plural of presbyterium is presbyteria.

Words near presbyterium in the dictionary

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

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