presbyter en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈpɹɛzbɪtə/ (UK)
- /ˈpɹɛsbɪtɚ/ (US)
- /ˈpɹɛzbɪtɚ/ (US)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Late Latin presbyter, from Ancient Greek πρεσβύτερος (presbúteros), from πρέσβυς (présbus, “elder, older”). Doublet of prester and priest.
Meanings
- An elder, priest, pastor, or minister in various Christian churches.
- An elder of the Presbyterian church.
- An elder of the congregation in early Christianity.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| presbyters | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
presbytress · archpresbyter · presbytership · presbyteral · Jack Presbyter
Hypernyms
Relateds
Presbyterianly · Presbyterianism · Panpresbyterian · presbyterially · presbyterate · presbytery · presbyterianism · Presbyterian · Presbyterially · presbyopia · Pan-Presbyterian · Presbyterial · Presbyterianize · presbyterial · presbyterianly · Presbyterianization · presbyterian · presbytera
Translations (32)
br beleg (elder, priest, pastor, or minister in various Christian churches) · pl prezbiter (elder, priest, pastor, or minister in various Christian churches) · id presbiter (elder, priest, pastor, or minister in various Christian churches) · it presbitero (elder, priest, pastor, or minister in various Christian churches) · grc πρεσβυτερασ (elder, priest, pastor, or minister in various Christian churches) · bg презвитер (elder, priest, pastor, or minister in various Christian churches) · es presbítero (elder of the congregation in early Christianity) · la presbyter (elder, priest, pastor, or minister in various Christian churches) · cmn 長老 /长老 (elder of the Presbyterian church) · es Presbítero (elder of the Presbyterian church) · de Presbyter (elder of the Presbyterian church) · es presbítero (elder, priest, pastor, or minister in various Christian churches) · sh прѐзбитер (elder, priest, pastor, or minister in various Christian churches) · eo presbitero (elder, priest, pastor, or minister in various Christian churches) · grc πρεσβυτεροσ (elder, priest, pastor, or minister in various Christian churches) · de Priester (elder, priest, pastor, or minister in various Christian churches) · id penatua (elder, priest, pastor, or minister in various Christian churches) · pt presbítero (elder, priest, pastor, or minister in various Christian churches) · sh prèzbiter (elder, priest, pastor, or minister in various Christian churches) · nan-hbl 長老 /长老 (elder of the Presbyterian church) · eo pastro (elder, priest, pastor, or minister in various Christian churches) · de Presbyterin (elder, priest, pastor, or minister in various Christian churches) · mk пре́звитер (elder, priest, pastor, or minister in various Christian churches) · ga preispitéir (elder, priest, pastor, or minister in various Christian churches) · mk старе́шина (elder, priest, pastor, or minister in various Christian churches) · hy երեց (elder, priest, pastor, or minister in various Christian churches) · fr prêtre (elder, priest, pastor, or minister in various Christian churches) · de Presbyterin (elder of the Presbyterian church) · de Presbyter (elder, priest, pastor, or minister in various Christian churches) · yue 長老 /长老 (elder of the Presbyterian church) · pl kapłan (elder, priest, pastor, or minister in various Christian churches) · de Priesterin (elder, priest, pastor, or minister in various Christian churches)