presbytery
/ˈprɛz.bɪ.tɛr.i/
- n.
- 长老住宅，长老，区会，教区，司祭席
中文释义来自 ECDICT
构词拆解
词源链
- 晚期拉丁语Late Latin约 3–6 世纪
词源说明
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.
释义
名词noun
- 1The home of a Roman Catholic parish priest.
- 2A section of a church reserved for the clergy, containing the altar.
- 3Presbyters collectively; the body of presbyters of a congregation.
- 4The district (jurisdiction) of those presbyters.
- 5A body of elders in the early Christian church.