Congregational
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8.8
- adjective
- /ˌkɒŋɡrɪˈɡeɪʃənl/
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congregacional
- At a very early age, I was going to the Congregational Church.
- Congregational church
- Congregational Studies
- Congregational minister
Their plan was very tight, tidy and narrow, trained young men to be Congregational ministers.
- Their plan was very tight, tidy and narrow, trained young men to be Congregational ministers.
Examples
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As a child in a Congregational church, I knew nothing about a Lectionary.
Academic text (2014) -
Their plan was very tight, tidy and narrow, trained young men to be Congregational ministers.
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Yet he took this all home to the Congregational Church.
Academic text (2010) -
My local Congregational church had become part of the U.C.C. in 1957.
Academic text (2014) -
Six months later, the petition was granted, and the Second Congregational Society of Greenfield was organized.
Academic text (1993) -
Instead, Oker was a prominent member of the Swedish Congregational Church, where he was a lay minister and officer.
Fiction book (2001) -
Welch, a born-again member of the Conservative Congregational Christian Conference, hopes to introduce science, including evolution, to his church.
Academic text (1994) -
Amy Miranda is a staff member in the Office of Congregational Advancement, a graduate of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College.
Blog text (15) -
The Congregational Church in my town is known for its welcoming community and vibrant services.
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During the service at the Congregational church, the congregation sang hymns together joyfully.
Synonyms
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Relating to a church where each local group runs itself
Compounds
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A Protestant Christian group where each local church makes its own decisions
A Christian group in the United States formed when the Congregational Church and the Christian Church joined
Surface Forms
Morphology
Congregational = congregation (semi-transparent) = congregation + al
The word is clearly built from 'congregation' plus '-al', but its denomination-specific sense is somewhat specialized rather than fully predictable.
Etymology
Congregational comes from the Latin root congregare, which means 'to gather', and you can see the same root in congregation and congregate. So a Congregational church is one run by its own gathered members, which is why it stresses local independence and members making decisions.