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Recent Examples of presbytery
Inside Brixworth Church The choir, or presbytery—the heart of the church—is separated from the nave by a large arch.
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David Nikel, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
Gretta wanted my grandparents to join her and a small group of other congregants in a formal complaint to the presbytery.
—Aryn Kyle, Harper's Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
After the service, William and Kate headed to the cathedral’s presbytery, where the princess laid a bouquet of flowers in front of a portrait of the queen.
—Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 Sep. 2023
In a blog post published Wednesday, Grant recounted how notifications about an active shooter at the school interrupted a presbytery planning meeting that included Chad Scruggs, Covenant Presbyterian Church pastor and father of one of the shooting victims.
—Joanna Slater, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Mar. 2023
Reports indicate the presbytery doesn’t have a formal security program for its churches and schools but that members have worked together to share best practices and improve safety.
—Savannah Tryens-Fernandes | Stryens-Fernandes@al.com, al, 31 Mar. 2023
The church linked to the school is a member of the presbytery, which includes congregations in middle Tennessee and southwestern Kentucky.
—Travis Loller, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Mar. 2023
On the road into the city from Melbourne, the state capital, the red brick Gothic-like presbytery of St. Alipius immediately stands out.
—Jacqueline Williams, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2018
After carefully filling an ancient presbytery near France’s Loire Valley with a personal library of no fewer than 35,000 volumes, he was compelled to pack them all up again in preparation for a move to a New York apartment.
—Ernest Hilbert, WSJ, 13 Apr. 2018
David Nikel, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
Gretta wanted my grandparents to join her and a small group of other congregants in a formal complaint to the presbytery.
—Aryn Kyle, Harper's Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
After the service, William and Kate headed to the cathedral’s presbytery, where the princess laid a bouquet of flowers in front of a portrait of the queen.
—Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 Sep. 2023
In a blog post published Wednesday, Grant recounted how notifications about an active shooter at the school interrupted a presbytery planning meeting that included Chad Scruggs, Covenant Presbyterian Church pastor and father of one of the shooting victims.
—Joanna Slater, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Mar. 2023
Reports indicate the presbytery doesn’t have a formal security program for its churches and schools but that members have worked together to share best practices and improve safety.
—Savannah Tryens-Fernandes | Stryens-Fernandes@al.com, al, 31 Mar. 2023
The church linked to the school is a member of the presbytery, which includes congregations in middle Tennessee and southwestern Kentucky.
—Travis Loller, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Mar. 2023
On the road into the city from Melbourne, the state capital, the red brick Gothic-like presbytery of St. Alipius immediately stands out.
—Jacqueline Williams, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2018
After carefully filling an ancient presbytery near France’s Loire Valley with a personal library of no fewer than 35,000 volumes, he was compelled to pack them all up again in preparation for a move to a New York apartment.
—Ernest Hilbert, WSJ, 13 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for presbytery
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Amicable relations had long existed between the Catholic Church in Rome and the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, but the Roman episcopate embraced Mussolini’s regime and its aggressive foreign policy in the mid-1930s.—
Ian Campbell,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Feb. 2022
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The selection of Bishop McElroy, whose diocese has never been led by a cardinal, sends a message about the pope’s wish for a more liberal orientation for the U.S. episcopate.—
Francis X. Rocca,
WSJ,
29 May 2022
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Stewart’s place in the women’s basketball hierarchy isn’t any different because of the result.—
Ben Pickman,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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But what separates the rich and the super-rich in the NBA’s financial hierarchy are the off-court earnings, and that usually starts with the shoe deal, which is almost always the biggest sponsor deal for an NBA player.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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The allegations have caused outrage among survivors of clergy abuse, who feel betrayed by the Saints' involvement in the scandal.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
4 Feb. 2025
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That litigation, filed in 2020, involves more than 600 people who say they were abused by clergy.—
Brett Martel,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2025
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He was ordained to the diaconate in 1971 and to the priesthood in 1972.—
Bryan Marquard,
BostonGlobe.com,
3 Sep. 2023
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Brignac pleaded to be let into the diaconate.—
David A. Hammer,
NOLA.com,
16 Dec. 2020
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But outside, under the church portico, two long hearses — one black, one white — waited.—
Cathie Anderson,
Sacramento Bee,
16 Feb. 2025
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That church was opened around 1871 so could give some sort of idea around when it was built.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
16 Feb. 2025
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“Presbytery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presbytery. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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