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Presbyter
see synonyms of presbyterNoun
1. presbyter
an elder in the Presbyterian Church
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Presbyter
see synonyms of presbyternoun
1.
a.
an elder of a congregation in the early Christian Church
b.
(in some Churches having episcopal politics) an official who is subordinate to a bishop and has administrative, teaching, and sacerdotal functions
2. (in some hierarchical Churches) another name for priest
3. (in the Presbyterian Church)
a.
a teaching elder
b.
a ruling elder
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Presbyter
see synonyms of presbyter noun
1.
in the early Christian church and in the Presbyterian Church, an elder
2.
in the Episcopal Church, a priest
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Presbyter
see synonyms of presbytern.
1. A priest in various hierarchical churches.
2. An elder in the Presbyterian Church.
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