Crossword-Solution: PRESBYTER
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Presbyter | n. | An elder in the early Christian church. See 2d Citation under Bishop, n., 1. |
| Presbyter | n. | One ordained to the second order in the ministry; -- called also priest. |
| Presbyter | n. | A member of a presbytery whether lay or clerical. |
| Presbyter | n. | A Presbyterian. |
We have 8 clues for the answer “PRESBYTER”
| Clue | Answers |
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| CHRISTIAN Church officer managing affairs of local church | 1 answer |
| CHURCH officer managing affairs of local church | 1 answer |
| Church elder | 1 answer |
| OFFICER managing affairs of local church | 1 answer |
| CHURCH minister of second order | 2 answers |
| EPISCOPAL Church minister of second order | 2 answers |
| MINISTER of second order | 2 answers |
| Elder | 22 answers |
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Sentences with PRESBYTER (5)
Arianus.] Pertaining to Arius, a presbyter of the church of Alexandria, in the fourth century, or to the doctrines of Arius, who held Christ to be inferior to God the Father in nature and dignity, though the first and noblest of all created beings.
And it appears from the ancient Canons that some one celebrated the Mass from whom all the other presbyters and deacons received the body of the Lord; for thus the words of the Nicene Canon say: Let the deacons, according to their order, receive the Holy Communion after the presbyters, from the bishop or from a presbyter.
CHAPTER XXI Departure from Salamanca—Reception at Pitiegua—The Dilemma—Sudden Inspiration—The Good Presbyter—Combat of Quadrupeds—Irish Christians—Plains of Spain—The Catalans—The Fatal Pool—Valladolid—Circulation of the Scriptures—Philippine Missions—English College—A Conversation—The Gaoleress.
When the three grades were established in 1745, a license to preach granted by the Lutheran Church was considered equivalent to the rank of Deacon, ordination in the Moravian Church making the minister a Presbyter.
Dionysius Alexandrinus was about the year 240 a person of great name in the Church for piety and learning, who had wont to avail himself much against heretics by being conversant in their books; until a certain presbyter laid it scrupulously to his conscience, how he durst venture himself among those defiling volumes.
Quotes with PRESBYTER (1)
For centuries after obtaining power during the reign of Constantine, Christians went on a censorship rampage that led to the virtual illiteracy of the ancient Western world and ensured that their secret would be hidden from the masses. The scholars of other schools/sects evidently did not easily give up their arguments against the historicizing of a very ancient mythological creature. We have lost the exact arguments of these learned dissenters because Christians destroyed an…
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Appears in: NYT.
Used 1 time in crossword archives (1995).