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What is the adjective for presbyter?

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presbyterian
  1. Of or pertaining to a presbyter, or to ecclesiastical government by presbyters; relating to those who uphold church government by presbyters; also, to the doctrine, discipline, and worship of a communion so governed.
  2. Examples:
    1. “He was a presbyterian, and had a most deep respect for Moses which was a presbyterian, too, he said.”
      “A devout presbyterian and crusading liberal, he struggled mightily to put his grand ideals into practice.”
      “Paul employed his wife, a deacon in their bowling Green presbyterian church, for damage control.”
presbyteral
  1. Of or pertaining to a presbyter or presbytery; presbyterial.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Parish and diocesan pastoral councils, like presbyteral councils, are in place, but they do not seem to work very well.”
      “Some form of the academy, however, remains the place where candidates for presbyteral ordination receive their formation.”
      “In short, the presbyteral priesthood was at the center of the sacramental understanding of ministerial order.”
presbyterial
  1. Presbyterian.
  2. Examples:
    1. “The presbyterial Government challengeth no power over mens bodies or estates.”
      “Long experience had taught him the inconveniences of presbyterial government as it then existed in Scotland.”
      “The continuance of the former is subject to renewal every two or three years by the presbyterial Council.”
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