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Presbyterial
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presbyterial
English
Etymology
See en presbyterial.
Adjective
Relating to Presbyterianism.
en Presbyterian
en COR. [Church News. North Carolina.] Monroe. P. R. Law; R. C. Reed Presbyterian Standard XLVIII 2 Charlotte, N.C. 15 January 1908 13 https://archive.org/details/presbyterianstan48pres/page/n44/mode/1up 2 We feel very happy also that our contribution for the new Presbyterial building at Barium Springs Orphanage has reached $200.
en William E[leazar] Barton The Life of Abraham Lincoln 1 Indianapolis, Ind. Published [F]or The Educational Press [b]y The Bobbs-Merrill Company 1925 158 https://archive.org/details/lifeofabrahamlin00bart_0/page/n189/mode/1up It also emphasized the spiritual as over against the intellectual qualities of the older Presbyterial faith as essential to the preaching of the Gospel.
en w:Robert Graves My Husband Sends for Me Wife to Mr. Milton: The Story of Marie Powell New York, N.Y. Creative Age Press, Inc. 1944 236 https://archive.org/details/wifetomrmiltonst0000robe/page/236/mode/1up What was more, Mr. Pym drove a bargain with the Scots, who agreed to come to his aid and clear the coalfields of his enemies—though only on condition that Parliament should pay them well, and should adopt the Presbyterial faith on behalf of all England and force the Covenant upon every person in authority.
Derived terms
en Presbyterially
Translations
relating to Presbyterianism Presbyterian