consistorian

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adjective

Relating to a Presbyterian consistory.

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Meanings

adjectiveconsistorian (not comparable)
  1. archaicderogatorynot comparableoftenRelating to a Presbyterian consistory.

    You fall next on the Conſistorian Schiſmatics; for ſo you call Presbyterians,

    a. 1675, John Milton, Brief Notes upon a late Sermon Titl'd, The Fear of God and the King; […]; republished in A Complete Collection of the Historical, Political, and Miscellaneous Works of John Milton, […], volume II, Amsterdam [actually London: s.n.], 1698, →OCLC, page 805
nounconsistorian (plural consistorians)

plural consistorians

  1. archaica Presbyterian

Origin

From consistory + -ian.

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APA

consistorian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/consistorian

MLA

“consistorian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/consistorian. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “consistorian,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/consistorian.

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