'Presbytery' definitions:
Definition of 'presbytery'
From: WordNet
noun
Building reserved for the officiating clergy
Definition of 'Presbytery'
From: GCIDE
- 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 ministers within a certain district, and one layman, who is a ruling elder, from each parish or church, commissioned to represent the church in conjunction with the pastor. This body has a general jurisdiction over the churches under its care, and next below the provincial synod in authority. [1913 Webster]
- 3. The Presbyterian religion of polity. [R.] --Tatler. [1913 Webster]
- 4. (a) (Arch.) That part of the church reserved for the officiating priest. (b) The residence of a priest or clergyman. --Gwilt. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'presbytery'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abbacy,
- ambry,
- apse,
- archbishopric,
- archdeaconry,
- archiepiscopacy,
- archiepiscopate,
- baptistery,
- bishopdom,
- bishopric,
- blindstory,
- canonicate,
- canonry,
- cardinalship,
- chancel,
- chaplaincy,
- chaplainship,
- chapter,
- choir,
- church house,
- classis,
- clergy,
- clergy house,
- clerical order,
- clericals,
- cloisters,
- conciliarism,
- conclave,
- conference,
- confessional,
- confessionary,
- congregation,
- consistory,
- convention,
- convocation,
- Council of Nicaea,
- Council of Trent,
- crypt,
- curacy,
- deaconry,
- deaconship,
- deanery,
- deanship,
- diaconicon,
- diaconicum,
- diocesan conference,
- Easter sepulcher,
- ecclesiastical council,
- ecumenical council,
- episcopacy,
- Lateran Council,
- manse,
- ministry,
- nave,
- parochial church council,
- parochial council,
- parsonage,
- pastorage,
- pastorate,
- pastorship,
- plenary council,
- porch,
- prebend,
- prebendaryship,
- prelacy,
- prelateship,
- prelature,
- presbyterate,
- priestery,
- priesthood,
- primacy,
- rabbinate,
- rectorate,
- rectorship,
- rectory,
- rood loft,
- rood stair,
- rood tower,
- sacrarium,
- Sacred College,
- sacristy,
- session,
- synod,
- the cloth,
- transept,
- triforium,
- Vatican Council,
- vestry,
- vicarage,
- vicariate,
- vicarship