Presbyterian是什么意思

Presbyterian

[,prɛsbɪ'tɪərɪən]

中文词源

Presbyterian 长老会成员（苏格兰国教）

来自presbytery,长老会，-ian,人。

presbyterian: presbyterian: see priest
Presbyterian (adj., n.): 1640, in reference to the Scottish church governed by elders (as opposed to bishops), from presbyter "an elder in a church" (1590s), from Late Latin presbyter "an elder," from Greek presbyteros "an elder," also an adjective meaning "older," comparative of presbys "old" (see presby-).

Presbyterial was used from c. 1600 in the sense "of or pertaining to a presbytery;" also from 1590s as "presbyterian" (adj.).

1. Within hours, he was so weak that his grandparents checked him in to Dallas Presbyterian Hospital.: 几小时内, 他就特别虚弱,他祖父母只好把他送到达拉斯基督教长老会医院进行检查.

2. The Activities of American Presbyterian Church ( North ) in South China ( 1837 - 1899 ): 美北长老会在华南的活动研究 ( 1837-1899 )

3. The attack last evening was mainly directed against the Presbyterian Church.: 昨晚的袭击主要是针对基督教长老会的.

4. His father was a Presbyterian minister, and his early poems were hymns.: 他的父亲是一位长老会的牧师, 而他早期写的诗歌都是圣歌.

5. The Presbyterian Church is the established Church of Scotland.: 长老宗教是社会确认的苏格兰教会.