Archpresbyter :: Archpresbyter (n.) Same as Archpriest.

Archpresbytery :: Archpresbytery (n.) The absolute dominion of presbytery.

Panpresbyterian :: Panpresbyterian (a.) Belonging to, or representative of, those who hold Presbyterian views in all parts of the world; as, a Panpresbyterian council..

Presbyope :: Presbyope (n.) One who has presbyopia; a farsighted person.

Presbyopia :: Presbyopia () A defect of vision consequent upon advancing age. It is due to rigidity of the crystalline lens, which produces difficulty of accommodation and recession of the near point of vision, so that objects very near the eyes can not be seen distinctly without the use of convex glasses. Called also presbytia..

Presbyopic :: Presbyopic (a.) Affected by presbyopia; also, remedying presbyopia; farsighted..

Presbyopy :: Presbyopy (n.) See Presbyopia.

Presbyte :: Presbyte (n.) Same as Presbyope.

Presbyter :: Presbyter (n.) An elder in the early Christian church. See 2d Citation under Bishop, n., 1..

Presbyter :: Presbyter (n.) One ordained to the second order in the ministry; -- called also priest.

Presbyter :: Presbyter (n.) A member of a presbytery whether lay or clerical.

Presbyter :: Presbyter (n.) A Presbyterian.

Presbyteral :: Presbyteral (a.) Of or pertaining to a presbyter or presbytery; presbyterial.

Presbyterate :: Presbyterate (n.) A presbytery; also, presbytership..

Presbyteress :: Presbyteress (n.) A female presbyter.

Presbyterial :: Presbyterial (a.) Presbyterian.

Presbyterian :: Presbyterian (a.) 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..

Presbyterian :: Presbyterian (n.) One who maintains the validity of ordination and government by presbyters; a member of the Presbyterian church.

Presbyterianism :: Presbyterianism (n.) That form of church government which invests presbyters with all spiritual power, and admits no prelates over them; also, the faith and polity of the Presbyterian churches, taken collectively..

Presbyteries :: Presbyteries (pl. ) of Presbyter.

Presbyterium :: Presbyterium (n.) Same as Presbytery, 4..

Presbytership :: Presbytership (n.) The office or station of a presbyter; presbyterate.

Presbytery :: Presbytery (n.) A body of elders in the early Christian church.

Presbytery :: Presbytery (n.) A judicatory consisting of all the ministers within a certain district, and one layman, who is a ruling elder, from each parish or church, commissioned to represent the church in conjunction with the pastor. This body has a general jurisdiction over the churches under its care, and next below the provincial synod in authority..

Presbytery :: Presbytery (n.) The Presbyterian religion of polity.

Presbytery :: Presbytery (n.) That part of the church reserved for the officiating priest.

Presbytery :: Presbytery (n.) The residence of a priest or clergyman.

Presbytia :: Presbytia (n.) Presbyopia.

Presbytic :: Presbytic (a.) Same as Presbyopic.

Presbytism :: Presbytism (n.) Presbyopia.

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