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• Presbytery of Redstone — Logo of the Presbytery of Redstone Classification Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Geographical areas Westmoreland, Fayette, Somerset, and Cambria Counties (modern) He …   Wikipedia

• Presbytery — • The part of the church reserved for the higher clergy Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Presbytery     Presbytery     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Presbytery — may refer to:*Presbytery (church polity), a governing body of ordained elders and ministers *Presbyterium, a body of ordained, active priests in the Roman Catholic or Anglican churches *Presbytery (architecture), the area of a church building… …   Wikipedia

• Presbytery — Pres by*ter*y, n.; pl. {Presbyteries}. [L. presbyterium, Gr. ?. See {Presbyter}, and cf. {Presbyterium}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A body of elders in the early Christian church. [1913 Webster] 2. (Presbyterian Ch.) A judicatory consisting of all the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• presbytery — ► NOUN (pl. presbyteries) 1) (treated as sing. or pl. ) a body of Church elders. 2) the house of a Roman Catholic parish priest. 3) chiefly Architecture the eastern part of a church chancel …   English terms dictionary

• presbytery — [prez′bə ter΄ē, pres′bə ter΄ē] n. pl. presbyteries [ME presbetory < OFr presbiterie < LL(Ec) presbyterium, council of elders < Gr(Ec) presbyterion < Gr presbyteros, elder: see PRIEST] 1. Presbyterian Ch. a) a body of presbyters;… …   English World dictionary

• Presbytery of Europe — The Presbytery of Europe covers the Church of Scotland s congregations in continental Europe.As a Presbyterian church, the Church of Scotland has no bishops. Instead courts of ministers, elders and deacons have collective responsibility for the… …   Wikipedia

• Presbytery of Aberdeen — The Presbytery of Aberdeen is one of the forty six presbyteries of the Church of Scotland, being the local presbytery for the city of Aberdeen. [cite web|url=http://www.presbaberdeen.org.uk/background.htm|title=Background… …   Wikipedia

• presbytery — /prez bi ter ee, pres /, n., pl. presbyteries. 1. a body of presbyters or elders. 2. (in Presbyterian churches) an ecclesiastical court consisting of all the ministers and one or two presbyters from each congregation in a district. 3. the… …   Universalium

• Presbytery (architecture) — The Presbytery is the name for an area in a church building which is reserved for the clergy. [CathEncy|wstitle=Presbytery] References …   Wikipedia

• presbytery — UK [ˈprezb(ə)terɪ] / US [ˈprezbəterɪ] noun [countable] Word forms presbytery : singular presbytery plural presbyteries 1) a council that controls the Presbyterian Church, or the churches that are controlled by this council 2) the house where a… …   English dictionary