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Definition of Elders
1. elder [n] - See also: elder
Lexicographical Neighbors of Elders
Literary usage of Elders
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"Both, while the Israelites' were yet in Egypt, were comprehended under the general
title of elders. Whether this name was a title of honour, ..."
2. Cyclopaedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature by John McClintock, James Strong, Roul Tunley (1883)
"'I hese elders serve under the bishops, aud, together with them, constitute in
their respective conferences a cabinet, in which resides the appointing ..."
3. The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing by Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck (1911)
"During these years Menno resided for a time in North Holland, and in 1547 he was
one of the three elders who took part in the conference with ..."
4. Cyclopaedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature by John McClintock, James Strong (1883)
"In the Established Church of Scotland elders are nominated by the Session, ...
No fixed number of elders is required, but two, along with the minister, ..."
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