Dictionary
Pres•by•te•ri•an•ism
Pronunciation: (prez"bi-tēr'ē-u-niz"um, pres"-), [key]—
n.
1. church government by presbyters or elders, equal in rank and organized into graded administrative courts.
2. the doctrines of Presbyterian churches.
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