presbyterianism

== English == === Etymology === From presbyterian + -ism. === Noun === presbyterianism (uncountable) 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. ==== Derived terms ==== Presbyterianism ==== Translations ==== === References === “presbyterianism”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.