Presbyterian

See also: presbyterian

English

Etymology

See presbyterian § Etymology.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌpɹɛz.bɪˈtɪəɹ.ɪ.ən/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌpɹɛz.bəˈteɹ.i.ən/, /ˌpɹɛz.bəˈtɪɹ.i.ən/
• Rhymes: -ɪəɹɪən, -ɛəɹiən, -ɪɹiən

Adjective

Presbyterian (not comparable)

1. Relating to Presbyterianism.

   Synonym: Presbyterial

Derived terms

• Pan-Presbyterian
• Presbyterianize
• Presbyterianly
• Pressie

Translations

relating to the Presbyterian Church

• Catalan: presbiterià
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 長老會 / 长老会 (zh) (Zhǎnglǎohuì), 長老教會 / 长老教会 (zh) (Zhǎnglǎo Jiàohuì)

• Czech: presbyteriánský
• Danish: presbyteriansk
• Dutch: presbyteriaans
• Finnish: presbyteerinen (fi)
• French: presbytérien (fr)
• German: presbyterianisch
• Greek: πρεσβυτεριανός (el) (presvyterianós)
• Icelandic: öldungakirkju-
• Irish: Preispitéireach
• Italian: presbiteriano (it)
• Japanese: プレスビテリアン, 長老派 (ja) (ちょうろうは, chōrō-ha)
• Kazakh: пресвитериандық (presviteriandyq)
• Korean: 장로교의 (jangnogyoui)
• Māori: Perehipitiriana
• Polish: prezbiteriański (pl)
• Portuguese: presbiteriano (pt)
• Russian: пресвитерианский (ru) (presviterianskij)
• Scottish Gaelic: Clèireach
• Spanish: presbiteriano (es)
• Swedish: presbyteriansk

Noun

Presbyterian (plural Presbyterians)

1. A person belonging to a church in the tradition of Presbyterianism.

Hypernyms

• Protestant

Translations

person belonging to the Presbyterian Church

• Catalan: presbiterià m
• Czech: presbyterián m
• Danish: presbyterianer c
• Dutch: presbyteriaan (nl) m
• Finnish: presbyteeri (fi)
• French: presbytérien (fr) m
• Greek: πρεσβυτεριανός (el) m (presvyterianós)
• Icelandic: öldungakirkjumaður m
• Irish: Preispitéireach m
• Italian: presbiteriano (it) m
• Kazakh: пресвитериан (presviterian)
• Korean: 장로교도 (jangnogyodo)
• Māori: Perehipitiriana
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: presbyterianer m

  Nynorsk: presbyterianar m

• Polish: prezbiterianin m, prezbiterianka f
• Portuguese: presbiteriano (pt) m
• Russian: пресвитерианец (ru) (presviterianec)
• Scottish Gaelic: Clèireach m
• Spanish: presbiteriano (es) m

Related terms

• Presbyterianism