Presbyterianism

[ prez-bi-teer-ee-uh-niz-uh m, pres- ]

/ ˌprɛz bɪˈtɪər i əˌnɪz əm, ˌprɛs- /

church government by presbyters or elders, equal in rank and organized into graded administrative courts.

the doctrines of Presbyterian churches.

Origin of Presbyterianism

First recorded in 1635–45; presbyterian + -ism

In 1843 Presbyterianism across the Tweed had a schism of its own.

Social Transformations of the Victorian Age |T. H. S. (Thomas Hay Sweet) Escott
I then said to my mother, "I have learned for myself that Presbyterianism is not true."

History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints |Joseph Smith
In like manner, Presbyterianism is the reflex of the stern and rugged character of the Scotch in the 17th century.

The Hand of Providence |J. H. Ward
Had Presbyterianism maintained its ascendency, Scotland would have been peopled by savages to-day.

Heretics And Heresies |Robert G. Ingersoll

The attacks on Presbyterianism came in rapid succession and with increasing violence.

Sketches of the Covenanters |J. C. McFeeters