CONGREGATIONAL


Meaning of CONGREGATIONAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -shnəl, -shə-n ə l ]

adjective

Date: 1639

1. : of or relating to a congregation

2. capitalized : 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 -shnə-ˌli-zəm, -shə-nə-ˌli- noun , often capitalized

• con·gre·ga·tion·al·ist -shnə-list, -shə-nə-list noun or adjective , often capitalized

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.