Presbyterian Church

1. A Protestant denomination based on the doctrines of John Calvin and governed by elders ( presbyteros is the Greek word for “elder”). The Presbyterian Church was founded in Scotland , where it is the established church (see also established church ), supported by the government.

Notes

The Presbyterian Church is strong in Northern Ireland , Canada , the United States, and other places where people of Scottish descent are found.

Example Sentences

Paul employed his wife, a deacon in their Bowling Green presbyterian church, for damage control.

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He was deeply religious, kept a Bible on his desk, and served on the board of deacons of the Presbyterian Church.

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The Presbyterian Church of Piraquara is feeding police and journalists who still surround the nearby Tasso da Silveira school.

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Living in the northern town of Mosul, Mazin's family has belonged to the local Presbyterian Church for at least six generations.

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Kay is in fact an active member of the First Presbyterian Church in Greensboro.

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In the Presbyterian Church under the care of Mr. Ellis are 39 communicants.

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There is a presbyterian church here, and a resident minister.

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The Presbyterian Church was crowded, the exercises long drawn out.

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In 1832, Oberlin was a little religious colony, born into a complete wilderness out of the Presbyterian Church.

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Of nineteen missionaries sent out by the Presbyterian Church up to 1850, nine died, seven returned home, and but three remained.

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