presbyterianism

See also: Presbyterianism

English

Etymology

presbyterian +‎ -ism

Noun

presbyterianism (uncountable)

  1. That form of church government which invests presbyters with all spiritual power, and admits no prelates over them; also, the faith and polity of the Presbyterian churches, taken collectively.

References
  • presbyterianism in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
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