Presbyter synonyms

prĕz'bĭ-tər, prĕs'-

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presbyters (related)
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minister (related)
A high officer of state appointed to head an executive or administrative department of government.
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eldership (related)
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clergyman
A man who is a member of the clergy.
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priest
In the early Christian church, a presbyter, or elder
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presbyterate (related)
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prelate (related)
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laity (related)
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subdeacon (related)
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apostolic (related)
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pastor
Someone with spiritual authority over a group of people
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Presbyter Sentence Examples

  • His position is one of great honour and influence, but he remains a simple presbyter, without any special rule or jurisdiction.

  • A third theory, advanced by Professor Witherow and others, is that the modern elder is intended to be, and should be, recognized as a copy of the scriptural presbyter.

  • But apparently it soon became desirable and perhaps necessary to specialize the work of teaching by setting apart for that duty one presbyter who should withdraw from secular occupation and devote his whole time to the work of the ministry.

  • In 1537 he was invited to Denmark by Christian III., and remained five years in that country, organizing the church (though only a presbyter, he consecrated the new Danish bishops) and schools.

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