presbytery

n. 长老住宅, 长老, 区会, 教区, 司祭席

发音

/ˈpɹɛz.bɪ.tɛɹ.i/

词形变化

presbyteries 复数 presbyteries

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The home of a Roman Catholic parish priest.

    Near-synonyms: curatage, parsonage, vicarage

  2. 2.

    A section of a church reserved for the clergy, containing the altar.

    Near-synonym: chancel (broadly synonymous)

  3. 3.

    Presbyters collectively; the body of presbyters of a congregation.

    Meronym: presbyter

  4. 4.

    The district (jurisdiction) of those presbyters.

    Near-synonyms: diocese, parish

  5. 5.

    A body of elders in the early Christian church.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

building edifice

整体词 1

church

词源

From Middle English presbetory, presbytory (“part of church reserved for clergy”), from Late Latin presbyterium (“group of presbyters, part of church reserved for clergy”), from Ancient Greek πρεσβῠτέρῐον (presbŭtérĭon, “group of presbyters”), from πρεσβῠ́τερος (presbŭ́teros, “elder, priest”) + -ῐον (-ĭon). By surface analysis, presbyter + -y. Doublet of presbyterium.

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