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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

Dr. Boomer, like all university presidents of today, belonged to the presbyterian church; or rather, to state it more correctly, he included presbyterianism within himself.

From Arcadian Adventures with the Idle Rich by Leacock, Stephen

On the other hand, it has been supposed, that some of the Independent clergy had no decided objection to presbyterianism, in the form in which that system of ecclesiastical polity existed in Scotland.

From The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning by Binning, Hugh

Neither presbyterianism, or prelacy, nor any other form of ecclesiasticism, makes the slightest effort to lift its head above its fellow.

From The International Monthly Magazine - Volume V - No II 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