CONGREGATIONALISM


Meaning of CONGREGATIONALISM in English

Con ‧ gre ‧ ga ‧ tion ‧ al ‧ is ‧ m /ˌkɒŋɡrəˈɡeɪʃ ə nəlɪz ə m, ˌkɒŋɡrɪˈɡeɪʃ ə nəlɪz ə m $ ˌkɑːŋ-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]

a type of Christianity in which each congregation is responsible for making its own decisions

—Congregational adjective

—Congregationalist noun [countable]

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.