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See also: Presbyterianism
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From presbyterian + -ism.
Noun[edit]
presbyterianism (uncountable)
- 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.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
form of church government
References[edit]
- “presbyterianism”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.