Manse
noun
The house lived in by a minister of a church, especially in Scotland.
The village church and the manse were surrounded by a large graveyard.
Often appears as...
- presbyterian manse
- old manse
noun
The house lived in by a minister of a church, especially in Scotland.
The village church and the manse were surrounded by a large graveyard.
Often appears as...
- presbyterian manse
- old manse
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Clergy Residence
Refers specifically to a house provided for a pastor, minister, or priest by their church.
After the service, we were invited to tea at the manse.
Pro Tip 2/3Scottish Tradition
Traditionally used in Scotland, indicating a strong cultural context when a church owns the property.
The old stone manse stood proudly beside the Scottish kirk.
Pro Tip 3/3Specific Usage
Not all religious houses are called manses; this term is for Protestant Christian denominations, like Presbyterians.
The Presbyterian manse hosts community gatherings every month.
Pro Tip 1/3Clergy Residence
Refers specifically to a house provided for a pastor, minister, or priest by their church.
After the service, we were invited to tea at the manse.
Pro Tip 2/3Scottish Tradition
Traditionally used in Scotland, indicating a strong cultural context when a church owns the property.
The old stone manse stood proudly beside the Scottish kirk.
Pro Tip 3/3Specific Usage
Not all religious houses are called manses; this term is for Protestant Christian denominations, like Presbyterians.
The Presbyterian manse hosts community gatherings every month.
Pro Tip 1/3Clergy Residence
Refers specifically to a house provided for a pastor, minister, or priest by their church.
After the service, we were invited to tea at the manse.
Pro Tip 2/3Scottish Tradition
Traditionally used in Scotland, indicating a strong cultural context when a church owns the property.
The old stone manse stood proudly beside the Scottish kirk.
Pro Tip 3/3Specific Usage
Not all religious houses are called manses; this term is for Protestant Christian denominations, like Presbyterians.
The Presbyterian manse hosts community gatherings every month.
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Quote examples
Rupert Murdoch
American Publisher
I'm a strange mixture of my mother's curiosity; my father, who grew up the son of the manse in a Presbyterian family, who had a tremendous sense of duty and responsibility; and my mother's father, who was always in trouble with gambling debts.
Quote examples
Rupert Murdoch
American Publisher
I'm a strange mixture of my mother's curiosity; my father, who grew up the son of the manse in a Presbyterian family, who had a tremendous sense of duty and responsibility; and my mother's father, who was always in trouble with gambling debts.
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