Presbytery Synonyms

prĕzbĭ-tĕrē, prĕs-
Parsonage
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. manse
  2. rectory
  3. vicarage
Clergy
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. the pulpit
  2. clerics
  3. priesthood
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Words Related to Presbytery

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. parsonage
  2. ministry
  3. synod
  4. kirk-session
  5. Thornlie
  6. vestry
  7. Burnhead
  8. chapelhall
  9. P.C.C

Presbytery Sentence Examples

  • When satisfied, the presbytery proceeds with the ordination and induction.

  • The work of the presbytery is episcopal.

  • In 1588 he was chosen by the presbytery of Edinburgh one of its commissioners to the General Assembly.

  • The ecclesiastical unit in episcopacy is a diocese, comprising many churches and ruled by a prelate; in congregationalism it is a single church, self-governed and entirely independent of all others; in Presbyterianism it is a presbytery or council composed of ministers and elders representing all the churches within a specified district.

  • But, in contrast with Congregationalism, when they elect and "call" a minister their action has to be sustained by the presbytery, which judges of his fitness for that particular sphere, of the measure of the congregation's unanimity, and of the adequacy of financial support.

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