What does Presbyterian mean?
Definitions for Presbyterian
ˌprɛz bɪˈtɪər i ən, ˌprɛs-Pres·by·te·ri·an
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Princeton's WordNet
Presbyteriannoun
a follower of Calvinism as taught in the Presbyterian Church
Wiktionary
presbyterianadjective
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.
Presbyteriannoun
A person belonging to the Presbyterian Church.
Presbyteriannoun
A person set in their ways, or who doesn't drink, smoke or have sex.
Presbyterianadjective
Relating to the Presbyterian Church.
Presbyterianadjective
(also with lower case p) Describing a person set in their ways or doesn't smoke, drink or have sex, particularly one religious and/or Scottish; a Puritan.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Presbyterianadjective
Consisting of elders; a term for a modern form of ecclesiastical government.
Etymology: πϱεσβυτεϱος.
Chiefly was urged the abolition of episcopal, and the establishing of presbyterian government. Charles I .
Presbyteriannoun
An abettor of presbytery or calvinistical discipline.
Etymology: from presbyter.
One of the more rigid presbyterians. Jonathan Swift.
Webster Dictionary
Presbyterianadjective
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
Presbyteriannoun
one who maintains the validity of ordination and government by presbyters; a member of the Presbyterian church
Etymology: [Cf. F. presbytrien.]
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The numerical value of Presbyterian in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Presbyterian in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of Presbyterian in a Sentence
Whether I'm black, white, Presbyterian, Baptist, Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim -- in the presence of God all of these categories by which we relate to each other fade away.
Ben hit me on my faith, and you don't hit a person on faith, i don't know him; he knows nothing about me. I'm Protestant; I'm Presbyterian. I believe strongly, I believe in the Bible strongly.
I contacted my orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Kevin Jiang, M.D., from New York Presbyterian Hospital, once he gave me the thumbs-up, I started trainingfor my great escape.
Philadelphia Police Sgt. Eric Gripp:
At some point, this male was struck in the chest and he dropped his weapon, went down to the ground, officers picked him up, transported him to Penn Presbyterian hospital, but unfortunately, he was pronounced shortly after 7:30 p.m.
I can confirm that UPMC Presbyterian has been enrolled in Kentucky Medicaid, and we are working to complete enrollment of some of our physicians, kentucky Medicaid executives are helping us to get this done in a streamlined fashion that overcomes previous administrative hurdles and misunderstandings in this complex case.
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