presbytery

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The home of a Roman Catholic parish priest.
    — Near-synonyms: curatage, parsonage, vicarage
  2. A section of a church reserved for the clergy, containing the altar.
    — Near-synonym: chancel (broadly synonymous)
  3. Presbyters collectively; the body of presbyters of a congregation.
    — Meronym: presbyter
  4. The district (jurisdiction) of those presbyters.
    — Near-synonyms: diocese, parish
  5. A body of elders in the early Christian church.

词形变化

presbyteries plural

词汇关系

衍生词
archpresbytery presbyterial presbyterian

词源

From Middle English presbetory, presbytory (“part of church reserved for clergy”), from Late Latin presbyterium (“group of presbyters, part of church reserved for clergy”), from Ancient Greek πρεσβῠτέρῐον (presbŭtérĭon, “group of presbyters”), from πρεσβῠ́τερος (presbŭ́teros, “elder, priest”) + -ῐον (-ĭon). By surface analysis, presbyter + -y. Doublet of presbyterium.
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