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ALL meanings of presbytery

pres·by·ter·y
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  • noun presbytery house of a Catholic priest 1
  • noun presbytery Presbyterian Church: governing body 1
  • noun presbytery Presbyterian Church: local district 1
  • noun plural presbytery a body of presbyters or elders. 1
  • noun plural presbytery (in Presbyterian churches) an ecclesiastical court consisting of all the ministers and one or two presbyters from each congregation in a district. 1
  • noun plural presbytery the churches under the jurisdiction of a presbytery. 1
  • noun plural presbytery the part of a church appropriated to the clergy. 1
  • noun plural presbytery Roman Catholic Church. a rectory. 1
  • countable noun presbytery A presbytery is the house in which a Roman Catholic priest lives. 0
  • noun presbytery a local Church court composed of ministers and elders 0
  • noun presbytery the congregations or churches within the jurisdiction of any such court 0
  • noun presbytery the part of a cathedral or church east of the choir, in which the main altar is situated; sanctuary 0
  • noun presbytery presbyters or elders collectively 0
  • noun presbytery government of a church by presbyters or elders 0
  • noun presbytery the residence of a parish priest 0
  • noun presbytery a body of presbyters; specif., an ecclesiastical court and governing body consisting of the minister and representative elders from each church in a district 0
  • noun presbytery the district of such a court 0
  • noun presbytery the part of a church reserved for the officiating clergy 0
  • noun presbytery a priest's house; rectory 0
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