presbyterate
[ prez-bit-er-it, -uh-reyt, pres- ]
/ prɛzˈbɪt ər ɪt, -əˌreɪt, prɛs- /
noun
the office of a presbyter or elder.
a body of presbyters or elders.
Words nearby presbyterate
presbyo-,
presbyope,
presbyopia,
presbyt.,
presbyter,
presbyterate,
presbyterial,
presbyterian,
presbyterian church,
presbyterianism,
presbytery
Example sentences from the Web for presbyterate
The Presbyterate could have no worse ideal, and could follow no more pernicious example, than that of the Jewish priesthood.
The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Kings |F. W. FarrarBut the candidature of this person, who had been deposed from the presbyterate under Leo IV., was indefensible.
British Dictionary definitions for presbyterate
presbyterate
/ (prɛzˈbɪtərɪt, -ˌreɪt) /
noun
the status or office of a presbyter
a group of presbyters