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== Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words <ref name="term_77448" /> == | == Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words <ref name="term_77448" /> == | ||
<div> 1: Μερίς (Strong'S #3310 | <div> 1: Μερίς (Strong'S #3310 Noun [[Feminine]] meris mer-ece' ) </div> <p> denotes "a part" (akin to merizo, DISTRIBUTE, A, No. 2), Luke 10:42; Acts 8:21; 2 Corinthians 6:15; Colossians 1:12 (lit., "unto the part," or share, of the inheritance). In Acts 16:12 the RV translates it "district," with reference to Macedonia. See Part. </p> | ||
== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_112661" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_112661" /> == | ||
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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_37485" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_37485" /> == | ||
<p> in the [[Methodist]] | <p> in the [[Methodist]] Episcopal Church, a territorial division of a Conference. Each [[Conference]] is divided into districts, including a convenient number of churches and societies (appointments); and each district is placed under the charge of a presiding elder. The bishops are empowered to form the districts according to their judgment. See [[Discipline]] of the M.E. Church, part 2, 13; Stevens, Hist. of Methodism, book 7, chapter 2; and the art. (See [[Presiding Elder]]). </p> | ||
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