Associations to the word «Presbyterianism»

Wiktionary

PRESBYTERIANISM, 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.
PRESBYTERIANISM, noun. A form of Protestant Christianity based on Calvinism.
PRESBYTERIANISM, noun. A form of Christian church government characterized by rule by bodies of presbyters or elders.

Dictionary definition

PRESBYTERIANISM, noun. The doctrines and practices of the Presbyterian Church: based in Calvinism.

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche