Home › Words › P › presleyterianismpresleyterianismpresleyterianism means the cult of Elvis Presley, especially in the southern United States.EtymologyBlend of Presley + Presbyterianism, as a playful substitution.nounThe cult of Elvis Presley, especially in the southern United Statese.g.“The First Church of Presleyterianism” — 1997, Fortean Times, numbers 102-106, page 20:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.presleyterian 89% match — One who follows the cult of Elvis Presley, especially in the southern United States. vs presleyterianism →presbyterianism 55% match — That form of church government which invests presbyters with all spiritual power, and admits no prelates over them; also, the faith and polity of the Presbyterian churches, taken collectively. vs presleyterianism →cultism 52% match — The system or practice of a cult. vs presleyterianism →cultlike 51% match — Resembling a cult. vs presleyterianism →presbyterian 50% match — Of or pertaining to a presbyter, or to ecclesiastical government by presbyters; relating to those who uphold church government by presbyters; also, to the doctrine, discipline, and worship of a communion so governed. vs presleyterianism →cultish 50% match — Resembling or characteristic of a cult. vs presleyterianism →cultishly 49% match — In a cultish manner. vs presleyterianism →cultishness 49% match — The property of being cultish. vs presleyterianism →