Moderamen, noun
- Forms:
- Also with small initial.
- Origin:
- Afrikaans, Dutch, LatinShow more Afrikaans (from Dutch), the governing body of a protestant church, from Latin moderamen a means of controlling; government.
The executive body of a synod in the Dutch Reformed churches.
1973 A.A. Louw in Std Encycl. of Sn Afr. VIII. 145Each synod [of the Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk] at its opening session elects an executive body, the Moderamen, which acts for it until the next synod. The chairman of the Moderamen, and of the synod, is termed the Moderator.
1986 E. Prov. Herald 24 Sept. 4The Archbishop of Cape Town..has decided to confer with his fellow Anglican bishops before responding to an invitation to have talks with the Western Cape Moderamen of the Ned Geref Kerk.
The executive body of a synod in the Dutch Reformed churches.
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