1
often not capitalized
: characterized by a graded system of representative ecclesiastical bodies (such as presbyteries) exercising legislative and judicial powers
2
: of, relating to, or constituting a Protestant Christian church that is presbyterian in government and traditionally Calvinistic in doctrine
Examples of Presbyterian in a Sentence
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Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 28 Apr. 2024
Heather MacPhail, 2:30 p.m., Westwood First Presbyterian Church, 3011 Harrison Ave., Westwood.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 28 Apr. 2024
Church holds food drive Rancho Bernardo Community Presbyterian Church sponsors a drive-thru grocery collection from 9 to 11 a.m. May 4 at 17010 Pomerado Road.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2024
Charlotte City Council unanimously approved Monday the designation for the Parkwood Avenue Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church in the Villa Heights neighborhood.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2024
Diane brought up her sons in a strict, religious household
Religion was an important part of Woody’s childhood — thanks to his mother Diane, who was a devout Presbyterian.
—Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 23 Apr. 2024
Flores was transferred to Valley Presbyterian and never left the Van Nuys hospital, said attorney and family spokesman Joe A. Nunez.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2024
His death, at NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital, was confirmed by his daughter Alison MacNeil.
—Elizabeth Jensen, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024
Two victims were rushed by police to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center with gunshot wounds, and one of them is considered a possible suspect, the official added.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 27 Mar. 2024
Covenant is Presbyterian, while Brentwood Hills is Church of Christ.
—USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2024
Epstein was already collaborating with Denis Burkitt, a surgeon and Presbyterian missionary in Uganda, who was sending tissue samples to London from biopsied facial tumors afflicting Ugandan children.
—Delthia Ricks, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2024
The leader of the legislative opposition was state Rep. James Talarico (D), a Presbyterian seminarian.
—Michelle Boorstein, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
Born in 1859 and 1868, respectively, Mildred and Patty were two of six children of the Reverend William Wallace Hill, a Presbyterian minister who edited a religious journal and served as a pastor at Anchorage Presbyterian Church outside of Louisville.
—Kellie B. Gormly, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Mar. 2024
That connection led Cantus to be invited as musical performers on a tour of Cameroon celebrating the 50th anniversary of Presbyterian churches there.
—Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2024
His father, Max Belz, was a grain elevator operator before becoming a Presbyterian pastor.
—Michael S. Rosenwald, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2024
My dad was a Presbyterian minister, for 40 years or something like that….
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2024
Noun
Fisher was due to marry Martin Bergman, a potter and sculptor, at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Sacramento on January 1, 1876, Robins said.
—Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 28 Apr. 2024
Heather MacPhail, 2:30 p.m., Westwood First Presbyterian Church, 3011 Harrison Ave., Westwood.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 28 Apr. 2024
Church holds food drive Rancho Bernardo Community Presbyterian Church sponsors a drive-thru grocery collection from 9 to 11 a.m. May 4 at 17010 Pomerado Road.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2024
Charlotte City Council unanimously approved Monday the designation for the Parkwood Avenue Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church in the Villa Heights neighborhood.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2024
Diane brought up her sons in a strict, religious household
Religion was an important part of Woody’s childhood — thanks to his mother Diane, who was a devout Presbyterian.
—Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 23 Apr. 2024
Flores was transferred to Valley Presbyterian and never left the Van Nuys hospital, said attorney and family spokesman Joe A. Nunez.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2024
His death, at NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital, was confirmed by his daughter Alison MacNeil.
—Elizabeth Jensen, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024
Two victims were rushed by police to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center with gunshot wounds, and one of them is considered a possible suspect, the official added.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
Adjective
Audible is also behind the Innovation Cathedral, a former Presbyterian church that was refashioned into a technical R&D hub for the company.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 27 Mar. 2024
Covenant is Presbyterian, while Brentwood Hills is Church of Christ.
—USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2024
Epstein was already collaborating with Denis Burkitt, a surgeon and Presbyterian missionary in Uganda, who was sending tissue samples to London from biopsied facial tumors afflicting Ugandan children.
—Delthia Ricks, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2024
The leader of the legislative opposition was state Rep. James Talarico (D), a Presbyterian seminarian.
—Michelle Boorstein, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
Born in 1859 and 1868, respectively, Mildred and Patty were two of six children of the Reverend William Wallace Hill, a Presbyterian minister who edited a religious journal and served as a pastor at Anchorage Presbyterian Church outside of Louisville.
—Kellie B. Gormly, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Mar. 2024
That connection led Cantus to be invited as musical performers on a tour of Cameroon celebrating the 50th anniversary of Presbyterian churches there.
—Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2024
His father, Max Belz, was a grain elevator operator before becoming a Presbyterian pastor.
—Michael S. Rosenwald, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2024
My dad was a Presbyterian minister, for 40 years or something like that….
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2024
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