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presbyter vs elder

elder vs presbyter

presbyter and elder both are nouns.

presbyter is not an adjective while elder is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
presbyter Yes No No No
elder Yes Yes No No
As nouns, elder is a hypernym of presbyter; that is, elder is a word with a broader meaning than presbyter:
  • presbyter: an elder in the Presbyterian Church
  • elder: any of various church officers
presbyter (noun) elder (noun)
an elder in the Presbyterian Church a person who is older than you are
any of various church officers
any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical Northern Hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit
presbyter (adjective) elder (adjective)
used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son
Difference between presbyter and elder

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