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Presbyterianism meaning

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.

Synonyms of Presbyterianism

protestantism

Related words

Other words often associated with Presbyterianism or its synonyms:

christianity

Using Presbyterianism

  • The main meaning on this page is: 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.
  • Useful related words include: protestantism.
  • In the example corpus, presbyterianism often appears in combinations such as: of presbyterianism, presbyterianism to, presbyterianism in.

Context around Presbyterianism

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 7 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 17 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

scottish 1× brought 1× calvinistic 1× indeed 1× implement 1× classical 1× seealso 1×

Often after:

successively 1× uses 1× held 1× prompting 1× first 1×

Sentence patterns with Presbyterianism

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

aspects of presbyterianism 1× churches classical presbyterianism held calvin 1× converted from presbyterianism to baptist 1× disbandment and presbyterianism and the 1× establishment of presbyterianism successively at 1× expression of presbyterianism in upper 1× indeed presbyterianism was the 1× knox brought presbyterianism to scotland 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

calvin s follower 1× cromwell rejected the 1× despite the numerous 1× despite this about 1× he worked for 1× his influence combined 1×

Common sentence endings:

aspects of presbyterianism 1× greater political role 1× group or council 1× her great unease 1× hierarchy with another 1× in upper canada 1×

Words around Presbyterianism

Just before it in the word index:

presbyterian 389 presbyteral 4 presbyter 24 presbyopia 3 presbycusis 3 presby 5

Just after it in the word index:

presbyterians 42 presbyteries 19 presbyteros 2 presbyters 17 presbytery 48 prescence 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aav 22 abdicating 22 abductor 22 abh 22 abhorred 22 abidal 22

Corpus analysis for Presbyterianism

  • In this selection, "presbyterianism" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, scottish, brought, calvinistic, successively, uses and held stand out and add context to how "presbyterianism" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include aspects of presbyterianism and churches classical presbyterianism held calvin. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "presbyterianism" sits close to words such as aav, abdicating and abductor, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with presbyterianism

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Shortly thereafter, he converted from Presbyterianism to Baptist beliefs. (9 words)

This not only emphasized the resurrection, but also acknowledges historical aspects of Presbyterianism. (13 words)

His influence, combined with the Calvinistic Presbyterianism of her childhood, caused her great unease. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

By this time, mutual suspicion had developed between Parliament, which favoured army disbandment and Presbyterianism, and the New Model Army, which was primarily officered by Independent non-conformists who sought a greater political role. (34 words)

Presbyterianism was allowed to be practised as before, but the Kirk (the Scottish church) did not have the backing of the civil courts to impose its rulings, as it had previously. (31 words)

In this secret ' Engagement ', the Scots promised military aid in return for the King's agreement to implement Presbyterianism in England on a three-year trial basis. (27 words)

Example sentences (17)

The purpose of Scottish Heritage Sunday is to recognize the historic contribution of Scottish Presbyterianism to American life.

By this time, mutual suspicion had developed between Parliament, which favoured army disbandment and Presbyterianism, and the New Model Army, which was primarily officered by Independent non-conformists who sought a greater political role.

Calvin's follower John Knox brought Presbyterianism to Scotland when the Scottish church was reformed in 1560.

Cromwell rejected the Scottish model of Presbyterianism, which threatened to replace one authoritarian hierarchy with another.

Despite the numerous denominations, by the late 1830s the synod connected to the Church of Scotland was the main expression of Presbyterianism in Upper Canada.

Despite this, about one quarter of English clergy refused to conform to this form of State Presbyterianism.

He worked for establishment of Presbyterianism; successively at Leeds, Preston, and Garstang, whence he was ejected for nonconformity in 1662.

His influence, combined with the Calvinistic Presbyterianism of her childhood, caused her great unease.

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Indeed, Presbyterianism was the polity of most Reformed Churches in Europe, and had been favored by many in England since the English Reformation.

In this secret ' Engagement ', the Scots promised military aid in return for the King's agreement to implement Presbyterianism in England on a three-year trial basis.

Presbyterianism uses a conciliar method of church government (that is, leadership by the group or council).

Presbyterianism was allowed to be practised as before, but the Kirk (the Scottish church) did not have the backing of the civil courts to impose its rulings, as it had previously.

Reformed churches Classical Presbyterianism held Calvin's view of "pneumatic presence" or "spiritual feeding", a real presence by the Spirit for those who have faith.

Shortly thereafter, he converted from Presbyterianism to Baptist beliefs.

The area experienced a "mini" reformation, in that many converts were made to Presbyterianism, prompting persecution.

This not only emphasized the resurrection, but also acknowledges historical aspects of Presbyterianism.

United States seeAlso Presbyterianism first officially arrived in Colonial America in 1703 with the establishment of the first Presbytery in Philadelphia.

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Common combinations with presbyterianism

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "presbyterianism" in a sentence?
An example: "The purpose of Scottish Heritage Sunday is to recognize the historic contribution of Scottish Presbyterianism to American life." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "presbyterianism" from authentic English texts.
What does "presbyterianism" mean?
Presbyterianism means: 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.
What are synonyms of "presbyterianism"?
Common synonyms of "presbyterianism" include: protestantism.
How many example sentences with "presbyterianism" are there?
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