1
often not capitalized
: characterized by a graded system of representative ecclesiastical bodies (such as presbyteries) exercising legislative and judicial powers
2
: of, relating to, or constituting a Protestant Christian church that is presbyterian in government and traditionally Calvinistic in doctrine
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Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025
Saturday, June 21 Toiletry drive: Rancho Bernardo Community Presbyterian Church is holding a drive-thru toiletry collection from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, June 21 in its upper parking lot, 17010 Pomerado Road.
—Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2025
Jane Smiley
june 20, Literary Hub, 20 June 2025
What does an Enlightenment-era Presbyterian minister and mathematician have to do with this story?
—Hannah Jocelyn, New Yorker, 17 June 2025
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Noun
Sponsored by the Presbyterian Women of Knox Church, proceeds will benefit the Northern Illinois Food Bank.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025
Saturday, June 21 Toiletry drive: Rancho Bernardo Community Presbyterian Church is holding a drive-thru toiletry collection from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, June 21 in its upper parking lot, 17010 Pomerado Road.
—Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2025
Adjective
The example of Lish and many of the literary people in New York encouraged me to drop a leftover notion from my Presbyterian childhood that making a show of yourself was somehow embarrassing and disgraceful.
—Jane Smiley
june 20, Literary Hub, 20 June 2025
What does an Enlightenment-era Presbyterian minister and mathematician have to do with this story?
—Hannah Jocelyn, New Yorker, 17 June 2025
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“Presbyterian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Presbyterian. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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