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Brewer's: Presbyterian
(See Blue.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894PrescottPreposterous A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Related…Presbyterianism
(Encyclopedia) Presbyterianism, form of Christian church organization based on administration by a hierarchy of courts composed of clerical and lay presbyters. Holding a position between episcopacy (…Reformed Presbyterianism
(Encyclopedia) Reformed Presbyterianism: see Presbyterianism; Cameron, Richard.The Devil's Dictionary: Presbyterian
by Ambrose Bierce PREROGATIVEPRESCRIPTIONPRESBYTERIAN -n. One who holds the conviction that the government authorities of the Church should be called presbyters.Makemie, Francis
(Encyclopedia) Makemie, FrancisMakemie, Francisməkĕˈmē [key], c.1658–1708, American clergyman, considered the founder of Presbyterianism in America. Born in Ireland, he studied in Scotland and c.1682…United Presbyterian Church
(Encyclopedia) United Presbyterian Church, two denominations of Presbyterianism. 1 In Scotland, the United Presbyterian Church was formed by the union (1847) of the United Secession Church with the…Barnes, Albert
(Encyclopedia) Barnes, Albert, 1798–1870, American Presbyterian clergyman, b. Rome, N.Y. From 1830 he was pastor of the First Church in Philadelphia, mother church of the Presbyterian denomination in…Cambridge Platform
(Encyclopedia) Cambridge Platform, declaration of principles of church government and discipline, forming in fact a constitution of the Congregational churches. It was adopted (1648) by a church…Home of Polwarth, Sir Patrick
(Encyclopedia) Home of Polwarth, Sir Patrick, or Sir Patrick Hume of PolwarthHome of Polwarth, Sir Patrick,both: hy&oomacr;m, pōlˈwərth [key], 1641–1724, Scottish statesman. Devoted to…Bishops' Wars
(Encyclopedia) Bishops' Wars, two brief campaigns (1639 and 1640) of the Scots against Charles I of England. When Charles attempted to strengthen episcopacy in Scotland by imposing (1637) the English…Trending
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