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presbytery
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synonyms: chancel ???
tags: [architecture] [christianity]
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Definition:1. The home of a Roman Catholic parish priest.2. A body of elders in the early Christian church.3. A chancel; a section of the church reserved for the clergy.4. Presbyters collectively.The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike
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He had come for his umbrella, that he had forgotten the other day at the Ernemont convent, and after asking Madame Lefrancois to have it sent to him at the presbytery in the evening, he left for the church, from which the Angelus was ringing.
Gustave Flaubert. Madame Bovary
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"I respect yore position in the Presbytery, Hoyt, but I'd be much obliged if Will Tweedy could leave early to drive us."
Olive Ann Burns. Cold Sassy Tree, p.285 (1984)
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The superior, the very reverend John Conmee S.J. reset his smooth watch in his interior pocket as he came down the presbytery steps.
James Joyce. Ulysses
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