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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Presbyterian

/prĕsˌ-bĭt-ĭr'-ē-ən/ · Pres·by·te·ri·an · IPA /ˌpɹɛz.bɪˈtɪɹ.i.ən/
01 a. Of or pertaining to a presbyter, or to ecclesiastical government by presbyters; relating to those who uphold church government by presbyter…
  1. 1.
    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.
02 n. One who maintains the validity of ordination and government by presbyters; a member of the Presbyterian church.
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    One who maintains the validity of ordination and government by presbyters; a member of the Presbyterian church.
Phrases & compounds
Reformed Presbyterians — See Cameronian.