presbyterianism
See also: Presbyterianism
English edit
Etymology edit
From presbyterian + -ism.
Noun edit
presbyterianism (uncountable)
- That form of church government which invests presbyters with all spiritual power, and admits no prelates over them; also, the faith and polity of the Presbyterian churches, taken collectively.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
form of church government
References edit
- “presbyterianism”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.