presbytery
The home of a Roman Catholic parish priestThe home of a Roman Catholic parish priest.
Meaning
5 sensesThe home of a Roman Catholic parish priest.
Near-synonyms: curatage, parsonage, vicarage
A section of a church reserved for the clergy, containing the altar.
Near-synonym: chancel (broadly synonymous)
building reserved for the officiating clergy
Presbyters collectively; the body of presbyters of a congregation.
Meronym: presbyter
The district (jurisdiction) of those presbyters.
Near-synonyms: diocese, parish
A body of elders in the early Christian church.
Translations
4 languagesOrigin
From Middle English presbetory, presbytory (“part of church reserved for clergy”), from LaFrom 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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Forms
plural: presbyteries| Singular | presbytery |
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