| 单词 | united presbyterian |
| 释义 | > as lemmasUnited Presbyterian United Presbyterian adj. and n. Christian Church (now historical) (a) adj. designating the church formed in Scotland in 1847 by the amalgamation of the United Secession Church with the Relief Church (see relief n.2 9b); of or belonging to this church; abbreviated U.P. n. at U n.1 Initialisms 1a; (b) n. a member of the United Presbyterian Church.In 1900 the United Presbyterian Church united with the majority of the Free Church of Scotland, to form the United Free Church of Scotland. Cf. the Wee Free Kirk at wee adj. e. ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > Christianity > Protestantism > Presbyterianism > Presbyterian sects and groups > [noun] > United Presbyterian United Presbyterian1847 society > faith > sect > Christianity > Protestantism > Presbyterianism > Presbyterian sects and groups > [adjective] > United Presbyterian United Presbyterian1847 U.P.1864 1847 Proc. United Presbyterian Synod 14 May 13 That the Name of the Church under the authority and inspection of this Synod be The United Presbyterian Church; and that the Name of this Synod be The Synod of the United Presbyterian Church, composed of the United Associate Synod of the Secession Church and of the Synod of the Relief Church. 1874 J. H. Blunt Dict. Sects 609/2 The United Presbyterians carry on missions..in the East and West Indies, and in Africa, together with medical missions to China. 1900 W. R. Taylor in Proc. Assembly United Free Church Scotl. 64 I declare the Act of Union finally adopted, and that the Free Church of Scotland and the United Presbyterian Church are now one Church in Christ Jesus, under the designation of the United Free Church of Scotland. 1923 Jrnl. Polit. Econ. 31 158 They were Scotch and United Presbyterian to the bone. 1995 B. J. Fraser Church, College, & Clergy ii. 53 The United Presbyterians brought a theological college of their own into the Canada Presbyterian Church. < as lemmas |
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