In ecclesiastical use. A literal rendering of Greek πρεσβύτερος, the title given to a certain order or class of office-bearers in the early Christian…
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| 释义 | society > faith > church government > ecclesiastical discipline > court > presbyterian > [noun] > kirk-session > member of (18) elder1526 In ecclesiastical use. A literal rendering of Greek πρεσβύτερος, the title given to a certain order or class of office-bearers in the early Christian… presbyter1581 An elder in the Christian Church. In the Presbyterian Church: an elder, esp. one who is a member of a presbytery. See elder, n.3 4a. lay elder1593 (see elder, adj. 4). ruling elder1593 a nominated or elected official of any of various Christian churches, esp. the Presbyterian Church; cf. elder, n.3 4a. elderling1606 Contemptuously for elder, n.3 4. Obsolete. Subcategories:— female (1) — fellow (3) — collective (5) — office of (4) |
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