[con.gre.ga.tion.al] adj (1639) 1: of or relating to a congregation
2. cap: 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 -- con.gre.ga.tion.al.ism n, often cap -- con.gre.ga.tion.al.ist n or adj, often cap