presbyterianism

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UK/ˌpɹɛz.bɪˈtɪə.ɹɪə.nɪ.zəm/US/ˌpɹɛz.bɪˈtɪɹ.iə.nɪ.zəm/

noun

That form of church government which invests presbyters with all spiritual power, and admits no prelates over them; also, the faith and polity of the Presbyterian churches, taken collectively.

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Meanings

presbyterianism1

nounpresbyterianism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThat form of church government which invests presbyters with all spiritual power, and admits no prelates over them; also, the faith and polity of the Presbyterian churches, taken collectively.

Presbyterianism2

nounPresbyterianism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA form of Protestant Christianity based on Calvinism.
  2. uncountableA form of Christian church government characterized by rule by bodies of presbyters or elders.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
presbyterism

Origin

presbyterianism · noun

From presbyterian + -ism.

Full word history & related roots →

Presbyterianism · noun

From Presbyterian + -ism.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Basque presbiterianismo
  • presbiterianismoform of Protestantism
Bulgarian презвитериа́нство
  • презвитериа́нство (prezviteriánstvo)form of Protestantism
Catalan presbiterianisme
  • presbiterianismeform of Protestantism
Chinese Mandarin 長老宗 /长老宗, 長老會 /长老会
  • 長老宗 /长老宗 (chánglǎozōng)form of Protestantism
  • 長老會 /长老会 (zhǎnglǎohuì)form of Protestantism
Czech presbyteriánství
  • presbyteriánstvíform of Protestantism
Danish presbyterianisme
  • presbyterianismeform of Protestantism
Dutch presbyterianisme
  • presbyterianismeform of Protestantism
Esperanto presbiteriismo
  • presbiteriismoform of Protestantism
Estonian presbüterlus
  • presbüterlusform of Protestantism
Finnish presbyterismi
  • presbyterismiform of Protestantism
French presbytérianisme
  • presbytérianismeform of Protestantism
German Presbyterianismus
  • Presbyterianismusform of Protestantism
Greek πρεσβυτεριανισμός
  • πρεσβυτεριανισμός (presvyterianismós)form of Protestantism
Hungarian presbiterianizmus
  • presbiterianizmusform of Protestantism
Indonesian Presbiterianisme
  • Presbiterianismeform of Protestantism
Irish Preispitéireachas
  • Preispitéireachasform of Protestantism
Italian presbiterianesimo
  • presbiterianesimoform of Protestantism
Japanese 長老派教会, 長老派
  • 長老派教会 (chōrōha kyōkai)form of Protestantism
  • 長老派 (chōrōha)form of Protestantism
  • 長老教 (chōrōkyō)form of Protestantism
Korean 장로교
  • 장로교 (jangnogyo)form of Protestantism
Latvian prezbiteriānisms
  • prezbiteriānismsform of Protestantism
Lithuanian presbiterionizmas
  • presbiterionizmasform of Protestantism
Norwegian Bokmål presbyterianisme
  • presbyterianismeform of Protestantism
Polish prezbiterianizm
  • prezbiterianizmform of Protestantism
Portuguese presbiterianismo
  • presbiterianismoform of Protestantism
Romanian presbiterianism
  • presbiterianismform of Protestantism
Russian пресвитериа́нство
  • пресвитериа́нство (presvitɛriánstvo)form of Protestantism
Slovak presbyterianizmus
  • presbyterianizmusform of Protestantism
Spanish presbiterianismo
  • presbiterianismoform of Protestantism
Swedish presbyterianism
  • presbyterianismform of Protestantism
Ukrainian пресвітеріа́нство
  • пресвітеріа́нство (presviteriánstvo)form of Protestantism
Welsh Presbyteriaeth
  • Presbyteriaethform of Protestantism
Cite this entry
APA

presbyterianism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/presbyterianism

MLA

“presbyterianism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/presbyterianism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “presbyterianism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/presbyterianism.

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