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- [prez-bi-teer-ee-uh n, pres-]
- /ˌprɛz bɪˈtɪər i ən, ˌprɛs-/
- /ˌprez.bɪˈtɪə.ri.ən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [prez-bi-teer-ee-uh n, pres-]
- /ˌprɛz bɪˈtɪər i ən, ˌprɛs-/
Definitions of presbyterian word
- adjective presbyterian pertaining to or based on the principle of ecclesiastical government by presbyters or presbyteries. 1
- adjective presbyterian (initial capital letter) designating or pertaining to various churches having this form of government and professing more or less modified forms of Calvinism. 1
- noun presbyterian (initial capital letter) a member of a Presbyterian church; a person who supports Presbyterianism. 1
- adjective presbyterian Presbyterian means belonging or relating to a Protestant church, found especially in Scotland or the United States, which is governed by a body of official people all of equal rank. 0
- countable noun presbyterian A Presbyterian is a member of the Presbyterian church. 0
- adjective presbyterian of, relating to, or designating Church government by presbyters or lay elders 0
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Origin of presbyterian
First appearance:
before 1635 One of the 43% oldest English words
First recorded in 1635-45; presbytery + -an
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Parts of speech for Presbyterian
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
presbyterian popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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