Congregationalist

Examples

• All

• My religious "evolution" went from Congregationalist to Unitarian/Universalist to nature worshipper.

  Blog text (9)

• As a practicing Congregationalist (United Church of Christ), I respect the right of any church or group of churches to come to their own conclusion over who can be married.

  Blog text (32)

• Congregationalists do not think smaller is better for administrative purposes; they believe that the local congregation is the fullness of what the New Testament understands as being the church of Christ.

  Academic text (2015)

• Born and raised a Connecticut Congregationalist, Turner earned a B.A. from Yale's Classics department and pastored two churches before heeding the call of his fellow Yankees to become a missionary to the West.

  Academic text (2004)

• Many people in my town identify as Congregationalists and participate in community service through their local church.

• As a lifelong Congregationalist, she values the independence and decision-making of her local congregation.

• The Congregationalist church organizes regular events to engage with the community and foster fellowship.

Synonyms

P

parishioner

vsCongregationalist

51 6.0

A person who belongs to and goes to a local church

is associated with a denomination that emphasizes self-rule for each local congregation

C

church member

vsCongregationalist

18 2.2

A person who regularly goes to church and is part of its community

is part of a specific Protestant denomination stressing local independence

C

congregant

vsCongregationalist

14 6.4

A person who often goes to a church or synagogue

is a member of a denomination that stresses each local group's autonomy

N

Nonconformist

vsCongregationalist

• UK

8.8

A person in England who belongs to a Christian church not the Church of England

is a member of a Protestant body that focuses on local congregation autonomy

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology