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presbytery

/ˈpɹɛz.bɪ.tɛɹ.i/

presbytery noun: the home of a Roman Catholic parish priest.

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.

presbytery meaning in Indonesian

presbytery in Indonesian

a body of church elders
pastoran

Synonyms of presbytery

All synonyms of presbytery

Forms of presbytery

pluralpresbyteries

Plural of presbytery: presbyteries

Origin of presbytery

From Middle English presbetory, presbytory (“part of church reserved for clergy”), from Late Latin presbyterium (“group of presbyters, part of church reserved for clergy”), from Ancient Greek πρεσβῠτέρῐον (presbŭtérĭon, “group of presbyters”), from πρεσβῠ́τερος (presbŭ́teros, “elder, priest”) + -ῐον (-ĭon). By surface analysis, presbyter + -y. Doublet of presbyterium.

Words formed from presbytery

Questions about presbytery

What does presbytery mean?
Presbytery means the home of a Roman Catholic parish priest.
What is presbytery in Indonesian?
Presbytery in Indonesian is pastoran. See Presbytery meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is presbytery?
Presbytery is a noun.
How do you pronounce presbytery?
Presbytery is pronounced /ˈpɹɛz.bɪ.tɛɹ.i/.
What is the plural of presbytery?
The plural of presbytery is presbyteries.

Words near presbytery in the dictionary

  1. Presbyterism
  2. presbyterium
  3. presbyters
  4. presbytership
  5. presbyterships
  6. presbytery
  7. presbytes
  8. presbytia
  9. presbytic
  10. presbytinan
  11. presbytinans

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