- of, relating to, or designating Church government by presbyters or lay elders
- an upholder of this type of Church government
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pres•by•te•ri•an /ˌprɛzbɪˈtɪriən, ˌprɛs-/USA pronunciation
adj.
n. [countable* Presbyterian]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Religionof or relating to church government by church officials of equal rank.
- Religion[Presbyterian] of or relating to churches having this form of government.
n. [countable* Presbyterian]
- Religiona member of a Presbyterian church.
pres•by•te•ri•an
(prez′bi tēr′ē ən, pres′-),USA pronunciation adj.
n.
- Religionpertaining to or based on the principle of ecclesiastical government by presbyters or presbyteries.
- Religion(cap.) designating or pertaining to various churches having this form of government and professing more or less modified forms of Calvinism.
n.
- Religion(cap.) a member of a Presbyterian church;
a person who supports Presbyterianism.
- presbytery + -an 1635–45
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presbyterian /ˌprɛzbɪˈtɪərɪən/ adj
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Presbyterian /ˌprɛzbɪˈtɪərɪən/ adj
- of or relating to any of various Protestant Churches governed by presbyters or lay elders and adhering to various modified forms of Calvinism
- a member of a Presbyterian Church
'presbyterian' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Free Church
- General Assembly
- kirk session
- Knox
- minister
- Paisley
- Whig
- kirk
- Makemie
- moderator
- non-Presbyterian
- overture
- Pres
- Presb.
- Presbyt.
- presbyter
- presbyterial
- Presbyterianism
- presbytery
- pro-Presbyterian
- pseudo-Presbyterian
- Ref. Pres.
- RP
- ruling elder
- Rump Parliament
- teaching elder
- United Presbyterian
- Wanderer
- Westminster Assembly
- session
- Shorter Catechism