Prelatist
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈpɹɛlətɪst/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Prelatist is a noun meaning One who advocates or supports prelacy, or the government of the church by prelates.
Meaning
One who advocates or supports prelacy, or the government of the church by prelates.
Example Sentences
[…] ‘Tobit and his dog baith are altogether heathenish and apocryphal, and none but a prelatist or a papist would draw them into question. I doubt I hae been mista'en in you, friend.’
The partizans of a comprehenſion ſaid, that the Preſbyterians as well as the Prelatiſts, having felt by experience the fatal effects of mutual obſtinacy and violence, were now well diſpoſed towards an amicable agreement; […]
Word Forms
- prelatists
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include prelatry, predestinator, predestinarian, predestinationist, praepositus, preceptist.
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