Definition of Presbyterian

Prerogative

PRESBYTERIAN noun

	One who holds the conviction that the government authorities of the Church should be called presbyters.

		definition from: *The Devil's Dictionary* by Ambrose Bierce, 1911

Prescription

Regular definition:

PRESBYTERIAN:
?prezb??t??r??n adj. & n. --adj. (of a church) governed by elders all of equal rank, esp. with reference to the national Church of Scotland. --n. 1 a member of a Presbyterian Church. 2 an adherent of the Presbyterian system. øøPresbyterianism n. [eccl.L presbyterium (as PRESBYTERY)]

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