"presbyterium" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: presbyteria [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin presbyterium. Doublet of presbytery. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|la|presbyterium}} Borrowed from Latin presbyterium, {{doublet|en|presbytery}} Doublet of presbytery, {{wp}} Head templates: {{en-noun|presbyteria}} presbyterium (plural presbyteria)
  1. (architecture) A presbytery. Wikidata QID: Q14616641
    Sense id: en-presbyterium-en-noun-en:Q14616641 Categories (other): Architecture Topics: architecture
  2. A college of priests in active ministry of a particular Catholic church; a diocese, eparchy, or similar group of priests.
    Sense id: en-presbyterium-en-noun-JrUn6zZE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 66 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 87

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