Congregational

Congregational
Congregational Con`gre*ga"tion*al, a. 1. Of or pertaining to a congregation; conducted, or participated in, by a congregation; as, congregational singing. [1913 Webster]

2. Belonging to the system of Congregationalism, or to Congregationalist; holding to the faith and polity of Congregationalism; as, a Congregational church. [1913 Webster]


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  • congregaţional — CONGREGAŢIONÁL, Ă, congregaţionali, e, adj. De congregaţie, al congregaţiei. [pr.: ţi o ] – Din engl. congregational. Trimis de LauraGellner, 30.07.2004. Sursa: DEX 98  congregaţionál adj. m., pl. congregaţionáli; f …   Dicționar Român

  • congregational — index collective Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • congregational — 1630s, in reference to Congregationalism, a Protestant movement in which church congregations were to be self governing (the term most used in New England, in Britain they were called Independent); from CONGREGATION (Cf. congregation) + AL (Cf.… …   Etymology dictionary

  • congregational — [käŋ΄grə gā′shə nəl, kän΄ grə grə gā′shə nəl] adj. 1. of or like a congregation 2. [C ] of Congregationalism or Congregationalists …   English World dictionary

  • Congregational — /kɒŋgrəˈgeɪʃənəl/ (say konggruh gayshuhnuhl) adjective 1. relating or adhering to a Christian Protestant denomination distinguished mainly by a form of church government in which each congregation or local church acts as an independent, self… …  

  • congregational — congregationally, adv. /kong gri gay sheuh nl/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to a congregation: congregational singing. 2. (cap.) pertaining or adhering to a form of Protestant church government in which each local church acts as an independent, self …   Universalium

  • Congregational — adjective Of or pertaining to Congregationalism, Congregationalists or a Congregational church …   Wiktionary

  • congregational — adj. Congregational is used with these nouns: ↑singing …   Collocations dictionary

  • congregational — adjective 1》 relating to a congregation. 2》 (Congregational) of or adhering to Congregationalism …   English new terms dictionary

  • congregational — /kɒŋgrəˈgeɪʃənəl / (say konggruh gayshuhnuhl) adjective of or relating to a congregation: congregational singing …  

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