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Meanings of
presbyter
in English
Russian
пресвитер
Portuguese
presbíteros
Spanish
archimandrita
Catalan
sacerdot
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Profession.
christian priest
church elder
Related terms
position
christian religious occupation
Russian
пресвитер
Usage of
presbyter
in English
1
Ordained
presbyter
in 364, he labored in founding religious institutions of various kinds.
2
But the daring
presbyter
was not silenced, and obtained powerful and numerous adherents.
3
I had an order from the chief
presbyter
for entry.
4
If a
presbyter
or deacon do the same, let him do 40 days' penance.
5
Dionysius bar-Salibi makes him a bishop, but probably he was not even a
presbyter
.
6
Presbyterianism is derived from the word
presbyter
,
meaning an elder.'
7
What was the original meaning of the words
"
presbyter
,
"
"bishop," and "deacon"?
8
Presently the door opened, and in the dim lamp-light appeared the
presbyter
Andreas, stepping softly.
9
Valens, a
presbyter
,
having fallen into the sin of covetousness, he exhorts them against it.
10
As a
presbyter
he could speak, but not vote.
11
Priest, which was
presbyter
,
corresponded to senator, and was a title to respect and honor.
12
Si quis
presbyter
)
that "priests should not swear for trifling reasons."
13
The
presbyter
would fain have summoned a number of his divines for a discussion this evening.
14
Negotiations had reached this point when new visitors arrived, the Bishop of Surrentum and
presbyter
Joannes.
15
The chief
presbyter
received the name of "overseer," or bishop.
16
I shall not speedily forget the truly good
presbyter
,
Anthonio Garcia de Aguilar, Cura of Pitiegua.
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presbyter
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
chief presbyter
alexandrian presbyter
christian presbyter
daring presbyter
eminent presbyter
More collocations
Translations for
presbyter
Russian
пресвитер
христианский священник
Portuguese
presbíteros
presbítero
padres
sacerdote cristiano
presbiterado
Spanish
archimandrita
presbíteros
presbítero
presbitero
presbiteros
sacerdote
pbro
sacerdote cristiano
Catalan
sacerdot
prevere
Presbyter
through the time