Definitions
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- noun A form of
Protestant Christianity based onCalvinism . - noun A form of Christian
church government characterized by rule by bodies ofpresbyters orelders .
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Examples
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He founded a Protestant church, called Presbyterianism, and in it, priests became ministers and could marry and convey their messages in English instead of Latin.
Patricia Rust: Digging For Your Roots, Anyone? Patricia Rust 2011
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He founded a Protestant church, called Presbyterianism, and in it, priests became ministers and could marry and convey their messages in English instead of Latin.
Patricia Rust: Digging For Your Roots, Anyone? Patricia Rust 2011
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He founded a Protestant church, called Presbyterianism, and in it, priests became ministers and could marry and convey their messages in English instead of Latin.
Patricia Rust: Digging For Your Roots, Anyone? Patricia Rust 2011
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As many different denominations of atheism as there are in Presbyterianism.
Another Bright idea 2006
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He calls Presbyterianism "the religious faith of my youth."
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Presbyterianism, which is Calvanism pure and simple, is the dominant religion in Scotland.
The World's Greatest Books — Volume 19 — Travel and Adventure Various 1909
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I never knew Presbyterianism was considered religious right.
Think Progress » Texas Board of Education cuts Thomas Jefferson out of its textbooks. 2010
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I never knew Presbyterianism was considered religious right.
Think Progress » Texas Board of Education cuts Thomas Jefferson out of its textbooks. 2010
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Nor, contra Glenn Beck, of the American Founding Fathers, who were deeply influenced by the communitarian culture of Presbyterianism.
Jesse Larner: The Tea Party Idea of Freedom Is Anything But Jesse Larner 2010
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She prefers telling stories to thinking about theological concepts such as predestination, the trademark doctrine of Presbyterianism.
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