congregational

congregational
adjective Date: 1639 1. of or relating to a congregation 2. capitalized of or relating to a body of Protestant churches deriving from the English Independents of the 17th century and affirming the essential importance and the autonomy of the local congregation 3. of or relating to church government placing final authority in the assembly of the local congregation • congregationalism noun, often capitalizedcongregationalist noun or adjective, often capitalized

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  • Congregational — Con gre*ga tion*al, a. 1. Of or pertaining to a congregation; conducted, or participated in, by a congregation; as, congregational singing. [1913 Webster] 2. Belonging to the system of Congregationalism, or to Congregationalist; holding to the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • congregational — index collective Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • congregational — 1630s, in reference to Congregationalism, a Protestant movement in which church congregations were to be self governing (the term most used in New England, in Britain they were called Independent); from CONGREGATION (Cf. congregation) + AL (Cf.… …   Etymology dictionary

  • congregational — [käŋ΄grə gā′shə nəl, kän΄ grə grə gā′shə nəl] adj. 1. of or like a congregation 2. [C ] of Congregationalism or Congregationalists …   English World dictionary

  • Congregational — /kɒŋgrəˈgeɪʃənəl/ (say konggruh gayshuhnuhl) adjective 1. relating or adhering to a Christian Protestant denomination distinguished mainly by a form of church government in which each congregation or local church acts as an independent, self… …  

  • congregational — congregationally, adv. /kong gri gay sheuh nl/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to a congregation: congregational singing. 2. (cap.) pertaining or adhering to a form of Protestant church government in which each local church acts as an independent, self …   Universalium

  • Congregational — adjective Of or pertaining to Congregationalism, Congregationalists or a Congregational church …   Wiktionary

  • congregational — adj. Congregational is used with these nouns: ↑singing …   Collocations dictionary

  • congregational — adjective 1》 relating to a congregation. 2》 (Congregational) of or adhering to Congregationalism …   English new terms dictionary

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