United Presbyterian: Meaning and Definition of

Unit'ed Presbyte'rian

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  1. a member of the United Presbyterian Church of North America, founded in Pittsburgh in 1858 by a union of two Presbyterian groups.
  2. a member of the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., founded in Pittsburgh in 1958 by combining the United Presbyterian Church of North America with another Presbyterian body.
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