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presbyter

英 ['prezbɪtə] 美 ['prɛsbɪtɚ]

n. （长老会的）长老；（英国圣公会的）牧师；祭司；发起人

中文词源

presbyter 长老（指长老教制会中的教徒领袖）

来自presby-,老人，长者，-ter,比较级后缀，词源同ulterior,exterior.引申词义长老。

英文词源

presbyter (n.): "elder of the Christian church," 1590s, from Late Latin presbyter, used for "a priest" in Jerome and Prudentius, from Greek presbyteros "older," comparative of presbys "old; old man" (see presby-).

双语例句

1. New Presbyter is but old Priest with large.: 新长老只不过是更广泛意义上的旧牧师.