presbyter sentence examples
- But this is not the sum total of the societies that are
governed by presbyters.
- Of royal blood, columba was
ordained a presbyter
in his native ireland.
- But luke had been the
chief presbyter
when the church was founded, and for a few years thereafter.
- He subsequently
became a presbyter
in the roman church and adopted heretical opinions.
- In classical catholic theology the bishop is clearly a
senior presbyter.
- He reads the bible also, and deduces that there should be no bishops, but
only presbyters.
- The
alexandrian presbyter
arius had in 318 accused his bishop alexander of heresy.
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