Presbyterian means belonging or relating to a Protestant church, found especially in Scotland or the United States, which is governed by a body of official people all of equal rank.
...a Presbyterian minister.
...long Presbyterian sermons.
2. countable noun
A Presbyterian is a member of the Presbyterian church.
presbyterian in British English
(ˌprɛzbɪˈtɪərɪən)
adjective
1.
of, relating to, or designating Church government by presbyters or lay elders
noun
2.
an upholder of this type of Church government
Derived forms
presbyterianism (ˌpresbyˈterianism)
noun
presbyterianistic (ˌpresbyˌterianˈistic)
adjective
Presbyterian in British English
(ˌprɛzbɪˈtɪərɪən)
adjective
1.
of or relating to any of various Protestant Churches governed by presbyters or lay elders and adhering to various modified forms of Calvinism
noun
2.
a member of a Presbyterian Church
Derived forms
Presbyterianism (ˌPresbyˈterianism)
noun
presbyterian in American English
(ˌprɛzbɪˈtɪriən; ˌprɛsbɪˈtɪriən)
adjective
1.
having to do with church government by presbyters
2. [P-]
designating or of a church of a traditionally Calvinistic Protestant denomination governed by presbyters, or elders
noun
3. [P-]
a member of a Presbyterian church
Derived forms
Presbyterianism (ˌPresbyˈterianˌism)
noun
Word origin
< LL(Ec) presbyterium (see presbytery) + -an
Examples of 'presbyterian' in a sentence
presbyterian
Passion, uncommon in damp presbyterian climates, was missing.
Armstrong, Campbell MAMBO (1991)
In other languages
Presbyterian
British English: Presbyterian /ˌprɛzbɪˈtɪərɪən/ ADJECTIVE
Presbyterian means belonging or relating to a Protestant church, found especially in Scotland or the United States, which is governed by a body of official people all of equal rank.
...a Presbyterian minister.
American English: Presbyterian
Arabic: مَشْيَخِيّ
Brazilian Portuguese: presbiteriano
Chinese: 长老制的
Croatian: prezbiterijanski
Czech: presbyteriánský
Danish: presbyteriansk
Dutch: presbyteriaans
European Spanish: presbiteriano
Finnish: presbyteerinen
French: presbytérien
German: presbyterianisch
Greek: πρεσβυτεριανός
Italian: presbiteriano
Japanese: 長老派の
Korean: 장로교회의
Norwegian: presbyteriansk
Polish: prezbiteriański
European Portuguese: presbiteriano
Romanian: prezbiterian
Russian: пресвитерианский
Latin American Spanish: presbiteriano
Swedish: presbyteriansk
Thai: เกี่ยวกับนิกายหนึ่งของโปรเตสแตนต์
Turkish: Presbiteryan
Ukrainian: пресвітеріанський
Vietnamese: Thuộc Đạo Trưởng lão Tin lành
British English: Presbyterian /ˌprɛzbɪˈtɪərɪən/ NOUN
A Presbyterian is a member of the Presbyterian church.