presbyterian

«presbyterian» in Mova's school dictionary: Presbyterian describes Protestant churches that are run… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (Presbyterian); noun (a Presbyterian, Presbyterians)

meaning for a pupil

1) (church) Presbyterian describes Protestant churches that are run by elders (presbyters) chosen by the members, not by bishops; the Church of Scotland is Presbyterian. tree →

2) A Presbyterian is a member of such a church. tree →

sense in the lessons

Presbyterian churches come from the teaching of John Calvin and John Knox; they are common in Scotland, Northern Ireland, the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Korea. Services are plain, with Bible reading, sermon and psalms. Phrases: the Presbyterian Church, a Presbyterian minister, Presbyterian elders.

examples

• The Church of Scotland is a Presbyterian church. tree →
• Our Presbyterian minister preaches a short sermon. tree →
• My gran is a Presbyterian from Belfast. tree →
• Presbyterian churches are led by elders, not bishops. tree →
• The Presbyterian kirk has white walls and clear windows. tree →
• In Korea there are many big Presbyterian churches. tree →

note

Capital P. Long word: pres-by-TEER-ee-un. Noun for the system: Presbyterianism. "Kirk" is the Scottish word for church.

In the corpora

• Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican, Methodist and Presbyterian churches baptise babies.
• Protestant churches stress the Bible, faith and grace, and include Lutherans, Anglicans, Methodists, Baptists and Presbyterians.
• Presbyterian churches are led by elected elders, called presbyters.
• Presbyterian churches have roots in Scotland and in the teaching of John Calvin; the Church of Scotland is Presbyterian.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «presbyterian» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.