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Presbytery

Noun CEFR B2
ˈpɹɛz.bɪ.tɛɹ.i

Definitions

  1. The home of a Roman Catholic parish priest.
  2. A section of a church reserved for the clergy, containing the altar.
  3. Presbyters collectively; the body of presbyters of a congregation.
  4. The district (jurisdiction) of those presbyters.
  5. A body of elders in the early Christian church.

Equivalents

Españolpresbiterio
Portuguêspresbitério
Italianopresbiterio
11 more languages
العربيةإجتماع الكنيسة
Bosanskifara
Catalàpresbiteri
Češtinafara
Suomipresbyteerio
Hrvatskifara
Bahasa Indonesiapastoran
Latinapresbyterium
Polskiprezbiterialnyprezbiterium
Românăprezbiteriu
Српскиfara

Examples

“Near-synonyms: curatage, parsonage, vicarage”
“Near-synonym: chancel (broadly synonymous)”
“Meronym: presbyter”
“Near-synonyms: diocese, parish”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

presbytia presbytinan presbytinnitus presbytism prescaler prescapula

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