presbyteries

plural of presbytery

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for presbyteries
Noun
  • Authority and rulership collapsed, and the familiar structures of the Holy Roman Empire were overturned, exposing the fragility of the existing social and religious hierarchies.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
  • There is a form of right-of-center liberalism that is content with status hierarchies, that is very unhappy with anything that makes people feel reprimanded.
    Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Historic churches, burial grounds, and cobbled streets lend a colonial charm to the city, where the famed Freedom Trail walking path winds from the leafy Boston Common park, through the old North End neighborhood, to the Bunker Hill Monument in waterfront Charlestown.
    Kori Perten, AFAR Media, 24 Sep. 2025
  • The island, which has two churches, is dotted with crosses and Trump campaign signs.
    Julie Depenbrock, NPR, 22 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Earlier, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum stated that authorities in Mexico City and the foreign ministries of both countries were already working together on the case.
    Natalia Cano, Billboard, 22 Sep. 2025
  • And yet, the consensus in the burgeoning military tech sector is that plenty of people have considered it, but many NATO defense ministries are too slow to adapt to it.
    Vasco Cotovio, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2025
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“Presbyteries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presbyteries. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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