"presbyter" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpɹɛzbɪtə/ [UK], /ˈpɹɛzbɪtɚ/ [US], /ˈpɹɛsbɪtɚ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-presbyter.wav Forms: presbyters [plural]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Late Latin presbyter, from Ancient Greek πρεσβύτερος (presbúteros), from πρέσβυς (présbus, “elder, older”). Doublet of prester and priest. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*per-|*gʷem-|id1=before}}, {{dercat|en|ine-pro}}, {{langname|ine-pro}} Proto-Indo-European, {{word|en|ine|gʷṓws}}, {{lbor|en|la-lat|presbyter}} Learned borrowing from Late Latin presbyter, {{der|en|grc|πρεσβύτερος}} Ancient Greek πρεσβύτερος (presbúteros), {{doublet|en|prester|priest}} Doublet of prester and priest Head templates: {{en-noun}} presbyter (plural presbyters)
  1. An elder, priest, pastor, or minister in various Christian churches. Hypernyms: cleric Translations (elder, priest, pastor, or minister in various Christian churches): πρεσβυτεροσ (presbuteros) (Ancient Greek), πρεσβυτερασ (presbuteras) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), երեց (erecʻ) (Armenian), beleg [masculine] (Breton), презвитер (prezviter) [masculine] (Bulgarian), presbitero (Esperanto), pastro (Esperanto), prêtre [masculine] (French), Presbyter [masculine] (German), Presbyterin [feminine] (German), Priester [masculine] (German), Priesterin [feminine] (German), presbiter (Indonesian), penatua (Indonesian), preispitéir [masculine] (Irish), presbitero [masculine] (Italian), presbyter [masculine] (Latin), пре́звитер (prézviter) [masculine] (Macedonian), старе́шина (staréšina) [masculine] (Macedonian), prezbiter [masculine] (Polish), kapłan [masculine] (Polish), presbítero [masculine] (Portuguese), прѐзбитер [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), prèzbiter [Latin, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), presbítero [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-presbyter-en-noun-y1-UK2gu Categories (other): Religion Disambiguation of Religion: 39 28 34 Disambiguation of 'elder, priest, pastor, or minister in various Christian churches': 85 9 6
  2. An elder of the Presbyterian church. Hypernyms: cleric Translations (elder of the Presbyterian church): 長老 /长老 (tiúⁿ-ló) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 長老 /长老 (zoeng² lou⁵) (Chinese Cantonese), 長老 /长老 (zhǎnglǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), Presbyter [masculine] (German), Presbyterin [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-presbyter-en-noun-OWn8cek4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Breton translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hokkien translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Religion Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 77 7 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 19 73 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 12 74 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 84 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 21 49 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 17 65 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Breton translations: 15 67 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 20 72 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 17 75 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 12 69 19 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 22 72 6 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 17 75 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Hokkien translations: 14 66 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 19 73 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 21 60 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 14 80 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 14 80 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 18 53 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 21 67 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 21 72 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 18 66 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 18 66 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 13 82 5 Disambiguation of Religion: 39 28 34 Disambiguation of 'elder of the Presbyterian church': 5 89 6
  3. An elder of the congregation in early Christianity.
    Sense id: en-presbyter-en-noun-uZTUDAP7 Categories (other): Christianity, Religion Disambiguation of Christianity: 11 3 86 Disambiguation of Religion: 39 28 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: archpresbyter, Jack Presbyter, presbyteral, presbytership, presbytress

Inflected forms

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      ],
      "word": "Presbyter"
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      "sense": "elder, priest, pastor, or minister in various Christian churches",
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      ],
      "word": "Presbyterin"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "elder, priest, pastor, or minister in various Christian churches",
      "tags": [
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      ],
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      "sense": "elder, priest, pastor, or minister in various Christian churches",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "elder, priest, pastor, or minister in various Christian churches",
      "tags": [
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      ],
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    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
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      "sense": "elder, priest, pastor, or minister in various Christian churches",
      "word": "presbiter"
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      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "lang_code": "id",
      "sense": "elder, priest, pastor, or minister in various Christian churches",
      "word": "penatua"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "lang_code": "ga",
      "sense": "elder, priest, pastor, or minister in various Christian churches",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "preispitéir"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "elder, priest, pastor, or minister in various Christian churches",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "presbitero"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
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      "lang_code": "la",
      "sense": "elder, priest, pastor, or minister in various Christian churches",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "presbyter"
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    {
      "code": "mk",
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      "roman": "prézviter",
      "sense": "elder, priest, pastor, or minister in various Christian churches",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "пре́звитер"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
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      "roman": "staréšina",
      "sense": "elder, priest, pastor, or minister in various Christian churches",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "старе́шина"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "elder, priest, pastor, or minister in various Christian churches",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "prezbiter"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "elder, priest, pastor, or minister in various Christian churches",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kapłan"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "elder, priest, pastor, or minister in various Christian churches",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "presbítero"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "lang_code": "sh",
      "sense": "elder, priest, pastor, or minister in various Christian churches",
      "tags": [
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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "прѐзбитер"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "lang_code": "sh",
      "sense": "elder, priest, pastor, or minister in various Christian churches",
      "tags": [
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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "prèzbiter"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "elder, priest, pastor, or minister in various Christian churches",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "presbítero"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "lang_code": "yue",
      "roman": "zoeng² lou⁵",
      "sense": "elder of the Presbyterian church",
      "word": "長老 /长老"
    },
    {
      "code": "nan-hbl",
      "lang": "Chinese",
      "lang_code": "nan-hbl",
      "roman": "tiúⁿ-ló",
      "sense": "elder of the Presbyterian church",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "長老 /长老"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "roman": "zhǎnglǎo",
      "sense": "elder of the Presbyterian church",
      "word": "長老 /长老"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "elder of the Presbyterian church",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "Presbyter"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "elder of the Presbyterian church",
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}

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