Presbyterian

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Christian denomination Protestant tradition Reformed tradition

Presbyterian refers to a Protestant Christian tradition characterized by governance through elected elders and a strong emphasis on Reformed theology.

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All labels observed (19)

Label	Occurrences
Presbyterianism	838
Presbyterian canonical	29
Presbyterian Church	26
Presbyterians	10
Presbyterian churches	9
American Presbyterianism	4
English Presbyterians	3
Presbyterian (historical)	3
Presbyterian Church (historical affiliation)	2
American Presbyterians	1
English Presbyterianism	1
Form of Presbyterial Church Government	1
New School Presbyterianism	1
Presbyterian Church (USA)	1
Presbyterian denominations in Canada	1
Presbyterian polity	1
Presbyterian theology	1
Presbyterianism (raised)	1
Scottish Presbyterianism	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian denomination ⓘ Protestant tradition ⓘ Reformed tradition ⓘ
affirmsCreed	Apostles’ Creed ⓘ surface form: Apostles' Creed Chalcedonian Definition ⓘ Nicene Creed ⓘ
derivesFromLanguage	Greek ⓘ
derivesFromWord	presbyter ⓘ
emphasizesDoctrine	authority of Scripture ⓘ priesthood of all believers ⓘ salvation by grace through faith ⓘ sovereignty of God ⓘ
foundedBy	John Knox ⓘ
hasChurchPolity	presbyterian polity ⓘ
hasEtymologicalMeaning	elder-ruled ⓘ
hasGlobalPresence	true ⓘ
hasKeyConfession	Scots Confession ⓘ Second Helvetic Confession ⓘ Westminster Confession of Faith ⓘ Westminster Larger Catechism ⓘ Westminster Shorter Catechism ⓘ
hasMajorBranch	Church of Scotland ⓘ Evangelical Presbyterian Church ⓘ Orthodox Presbyterian Church ⓘ Presbyterian Church in the United States of America ⓘ surface form: Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Presbyterian Church in America ⓘ Presbyterian Church of Korea ⓘ
hasTheologicalOrientation	Calvinism ⓘ Reformed theology ⓘ
hasWorshipStyle	Word-centered worship ⓘ ordered worship ⓘ
influencedBy	Huldrych Zwingli ⓘ John Calvin ⓘ
isGovernedBy	elected elders ⓘ general assemblies ⓘ presbyteries ⓘ sessions ⓘ synods ⓘ
isPartOf	Reformed family of churches ⓘ
languageOfTerm	English ⓘ
originatedIn	16th century ⓘ Scotland ⓘ
practicesBaptismType	believer's baptism ⓘ infant baptism ⓘ
practicesSacrament	Holy Eucharist ⓘ surface form: Lord's Supper baptism ⓘ
recognizesChurchOffice	deacon ⓘ ruling elder ⓘ teaching elder ⓘ
rejectsPolity	congregational polity ⓘ episcopal polity ⓘ

Referenced by (934)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Penn Presbyterian Medical Center → religiousOrigin → Presbyterian ⓘ

Dale Carnegie → religion → Presbyterian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Presbyterianism

Puritanism → legacyIn → Presbyterian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Presbyterian churches

Middle Colonies → religiousGroupsPresent → Presbyterian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Presbyterians

Fred Rogers → religion → Presbyterian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Presbyterianism

Fred Rogers → ordainedBy → Presbyterian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Presbyterian Church (USA)

Patriot (American Revolution) → religiousSupport → Presbyterian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Presbyterians

Stuart period → religion → Presbyterian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Presbyterianism

John Calvin → influenced → Presbyterian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Presbyterianism

Seán Lester → religion → Presbyterian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Presbyterianism

Pacific peoples → significantReligion → Presbyterian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Presbyterianism

Barton W. Stone → denomination → Presbyterian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Presbyterianism

Westminster Assembly → produced → Presbyterian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Form of Presbyterial Church Government

Thomas Campbell → religion → Presbyterian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Presbyterianism

Thomas Campbell → denominationReform → Presbyterian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Presbyterianism

Lara Trump → religion → Presbyterian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Presbyterianism

Calvin Ellis Stowe → memberOf → Presbyterian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Presbyterian Church

John Muir → religion → Presbyterian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Presbyterianism

Reformed churches → includesDenomination → Presbyterian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Presbyterian churches

Lewis and Harris → hasReligiousTradition → Presbyterian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Presbyterianism

Laudian religious reforms → opposedBy → Presbyterian ⓘ

this entity surface form: English Presbyterians

Occidental College → religiousAffiliationHistory → Presbyterian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Presbyterian (historical)

Davidson College → religiousAffiliation → Presbyterian ⓘ

Restoration of the monarchy → participant → Presbyterian ⓘ

this entity surface form: English Presbyterians

Christian missionary movements → hasAgent → Presbyterian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Presbyterian churches

Buzz Aldrin → religion → Presbyterian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Presbyterianism

Great Awakening → denominationAffected → Presbyterian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Presbyterians

Ash Wednesday → observedBy → Presbyterian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Presbyterian Church

Westminster Shorter Catechism → religiousTradition → Presbyterian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Presbyterianism

Westminster Shorter Catechism → usedBy → Presbyterian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Presbyterian churches

Westminster Larger Catechism → religiousTradition → Presbyterian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Presbyterianism

Westminster Larger Catechism → denominationalUse → Presbyterian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Presbyterian Church

Francis Schaeffer → denomination → Presbyterian ⓘ

Kofi Annan → religion → Presbyterian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Presbyterianism

Presbyterian Church in the United States of America → denominationalFamily → Presbyterian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Presbyterianism

Second English Civil War → participant → Presbyterian ⓘ

this entity surface form: English Presbyterians

DeWitt Clinton → religion → Presbyterian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Presbyterianism

Nicola Sturgeon → religion → Presbyterian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Presbyterianism

Scottish Reformation → churchPolity → Presbyterian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Presbyterianism

Moderator of the General Assembly → religiousDenomination → Presbyterian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Presbyterianism

Moderator of the General Assembly → governsWithinPolity → Presbyterian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Presbyterian polity

Lettres philosophiques → discusses → Presbyterian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Presbyterians

Philip Holland → religion → Presbyterian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Presbyterianism

Thomas A. Hendricks → religion → Presbyterian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Presbyterianism

Jim Inhofe → religion → Presbyterian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Presbyterianism

Margaret Hamilton → religion → Presbyterian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Presbyterianism

The Last Will and Testament of the Springfield Presbytery → denominationContext → Presbyterian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Presbyterianism

David Livingstone → religion → Presbyterian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Presbyterianism

Second Helvetic Confession → influenced → Presbyterian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Scottish Presbyterianism

Toleration Act 1689 → protected → Presbyterian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Presbyterians