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congregationalism

noun
/ˌkɑŋɡɹəˈɡeɪʃənəˌlɪzəm/US/ˌkɒŋɡɹəˈɡeɪʃənəˌlɪzəm/UK

Etymology

From congregational + -ism.

  1. derived from congregātiō
  2. derived from congregacion
  3. inherited from congregacioun
  4. formed as congregational — “congregation + -al”
  5. suffixed as congregationalism — “congregational + ism”

Definitions

  1. Any of several forms of church organization in which each congregation is responsible for…

    Any of several forms of church organization in which each congregation is responsible for its own government.

  2. A system of self-governing Protestant churches

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA