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presbyter

/ˈpɹɛzbɪtɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.08 in modern English

Syllables
pres-byter
IPA
/ˈpɹɛzbɪtɚ/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An elder, priest, pastor, or minister in various Christian churches.

noun

An elder of the Presbyterian church.

noun

An elder of the congregation in early Christianity.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin presbyter, from Ancient Greek πρεσβύτερος (presbúteros), from πρέσβυς (présbus, “elder, older”). Doublet of prester and priest.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *per-, πρεσβύτερος

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈpɹɛzbɪtɚ/
  • British English: /ˈpɹɛzbɪtə/

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Religion.

Inflected Forms

presbyters (plural)

Derived Forms

archpresbyter presbyteral presbytership presbytress

Phrases

Jack Presbyter Pan-Presbyterian

Frequently Paired Words

Pan-Presbyterian Panpresbyterian presbyopia presbytera presbyterate presbyterial presbyterially presbyterian

Questions

How do you pronounce presbyter?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɹɛzbɪtɚ/.
What does presbyter mean?
An elder, priest, pastor, or minister in various Christian churches.
Where does presbyter come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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