presbyterianism

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see also: Presbyterianism

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Noun

presbyterianism (uncountable)

1. 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.

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Presbyterianism

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Noun

presbyterianism (uncountable)

1. A form of Protestant Christianity based on Calvinism.
2. A form of Christian church government characterized by rule by bodies of presbyters or elders.

Related terms

• Presbyterian

Translations

• French: presbytérianisme
• German: Presbyterianismus
• Italian: presbiterianesimo
• Portuguese: presbiterianismo
• Russian: пресвитериа́нство
• Spanish: presbiterianismo

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