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== Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words <ref name="term_77448" /> == | |||
<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> | <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" /> == | |||
<p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' n.) The territory within which the lord has the power of coercing and punishing. </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' n.) A division of territory; a defined portion of a state, town, or city, etc., made for administrative, electoral, or other purposes; as, a congressional district, judicial district, land district, school district, etc. </p> <p> '''(3):''' ''' (''' v. t.) To divide into districts or limited portions of territory; as, legislatures district States for the choice of representatives. </p> <p> '''(4):''' ''' (''' a.) Rigorous; stringent; harsh. </p> <p> '''(5):''' ''' (''' n.) Any portion of territory of undefined extent; a region; a country; a tract. </p> | |||
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_39778" /> == | |||
1 Kings 20:14-19 2 Chronicles 11:23 Nehemiah 3:9-18 Matthew 15:21 Matthew 16:13 Mark 8:10 Acts 16:21 Matthew 2:22 Matthew 9:26 9:31 | |||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_37485" /> == | |||
<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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<ref name="term_77448"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/vine-s-expository-dictionary-of-nt-words/district District from Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_112661"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/district District from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_39778"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/holman-bible-dictionary/district District from Holman Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_37485"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/district District from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | <ref name="term_37485"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/district District from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | ||
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