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Sabellian :: Sabellian (n.) A follower of Sabellius, a presbyter of Ptolemais in the third century, who maintained that there is but one person in the Godhead, and that the Son and Holy Spirit are only different powers, operations, or offices of the one God the Father..

Institutor :: Institutor (n.) A presbyter appointed by the bishop to institute a rector or assistant minister over a parish church.

Prester :: Prester (n.) A priest or presbyter; as, Prester John..

Presbyterate :: Presbyterate (n.) A presbytery; also, presbytership..

Priest :: Priest (n.) A presbyter; one who belongs to the intermediate order between bishop and deacon. He is authorized to perform all ministerial services except those of ordination and confirmation.

Archpresbyter :: Archpresbyter (n.) Same as Archpriest.

Presbyteral :: Presbyteral (a.) Of or pertaining to a presbyter or presbytery; presbyterial.

Presbyter :: Presbyter (n.) One ordained to the second order in the ministry; -- called also priest.

Presbyter :: Presbyter (n.) A Presbyterian.

Presbyterianism :: Presbyterianism (n.) 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..

Presbyterium :: Presbyterium (n.) Same as Presbytery, 4..

Church :: Church (n.) A body of Christian believers, holding the same creed, observing the same rites, and acknowledging the same ecclesiastical authority; a denomination; as, the Roman Catholic church; the Presbyterian church..

Presbyterian :: Presbyterian (n.) One who maintains the validity of ordination and government by presbyters; a member of the Presbyterian church.

Panpresbyterian :: Panpresbyterian (a.) Belonging to, or representative of, those who hold Presbyterian views in all parts of the world; as, a Panpresbyterian council..

Presbytery :: Presbytery (n.) That part of the church reserved for the officiating priest.

Communion :: Communion (n.) A body of Christians having one common faith and discipline; as, the Presbyterian communion..

Whiggamore :: Whiggamore (n.) A Whig; -- a cant term applied in contempt to Scotch Presbyterians.

Atherine :: Atherine (n.) A small marine fish of the family Atherinidae, having a silvery stripe along the sides. The European species (Atherina presbyter) is used as food. The American species (Menidia notata) is called silversides and sand smelt. See Silversides..

Seceder :: Seceder (n.) One of a numerous body of Presbyterians in Scotland who seceded from the communion of the Established Church, about the year 1733, and formed the Secession Church, so called..

Presbytership :: Presbytership (n.) The office or station of a presbyter; presbyterate.

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