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The culture of presbyterianism, in particular, was the opposite of hierarchical – no one in in charge, and proud of it – she added.

From The Guardian • Jan. 16, 2013

Such was the texture of the presbyterianism of Lauderdale, and of the speculative republicanism of Halifax.

From Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1 by Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron

Among the offences dealt with by the Kirk, a prominent place was given to adherence to the unreformed faith, and to any apparent lack of zeal for presbyterianism.

From Bygone Church Life in Scotland by Various

After fighting against episcopacy, he fought with equal zeal against presbyterianism; but against monarchy, or for the republic, he can hardly be said to have drawn the sword.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 378, April, 1847 by Various

Yet something is due to decency; and the best apology for Lesly, is his zeal for propagating presbyterianism in England, the bait which had caught the whole parliament of Scotland.

From Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border, Volume 2 Consisting of Historical and Romantic Ballads, Collected in The Southern Counties of Scotland; with a Few of Modern Date, Founded Upon Local Tradition by Scott, Walter, Sir