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
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Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025
Schererville Immanuel Presbyterian Church: 140 U.S. 30 — Sunday school at Immanuel Presbyterian Church takes place on the second, third and fourth Sundays of every month.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
Rob Mank, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Apr. 2025
Elon’s opener is at 2 p.m. Sunday against Army West Point, and Presbyterian faces Illinois State of the Missouri Valley Conference at 6:30 p.m. Sunday.
—Steve Lyttle, Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Last year, a proposal to place Dish Network antennas inside the bell tower of La Jolla Presbyterian Church was dropped following community opposition.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025
Schererville Immanuel Presbyterian Church: 140 U.S. 30 — Sunday school at Immanuel Presbyterian Church takes place on the second, third and fourth Sundays of every month.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
In our new apartment in Manhattan, with the weather warm and the windows open, the sound of bells from the Presbyterian church on Amsterdam Avenue floats in at the beginning of each hour.
—Rob Mank, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Apr. 2025
Elon’s opener is at 2 p.m. Sunday against Army West Point, and Presbyterian faces Illinois State of the Missouri Valley Conference at 6:30 p.m. Sunday.
—Steve Lyttle, Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2025
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“Presbyterian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Presbyterian. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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