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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Matt Byrne, Arkansas Online, 12 Apr. 2025
While Fekete’s father was Southern Baptist and her mother Catholic, she was raised Presbyterian.
—Danielle Campoamor, Parents, 11 Apr. 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
Georgia’s Kolby Branch, who hit two home runs in the same inning of the Bulldogs’ win over Presbyterian on April 8, hit a two-run home run off Root straightaway center in the second.
—Matt Byrne, Arkansas Online, 12 Apr. 2025
While Fekete’s father was Southern Baptist and her mother Catholic, she was raised Presbyterian.
—Danielle Campoamor, Parents, 11 Apr. 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 28 Apr. 2025.
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