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congregationalism

UK/ˌkɒŋɡɹəˈɡeɪʃənəˌlɪzəm/US/ˌkɑŋɡɹəˈɡeɪʃənəˌlɪzəm/

congregationalism noun: any of several forms of church organization in which each congregation is responsible for its own government.

Noun (1)

congregationalism (countable and uncountable, plural congregationalisms)

  1. Any of several forms of church organization in which each congregation is responsible for its own government.
    Antonyms:
    curialism

Noun (2) capitalized: Congregationalism

Congregationalism (uncountable)

  1. A system of self-governing Protestant churches

Antonyms of congregationalism

Forms of congregationalism

pluralcongregationalisms

Origin of congregationalism

From congregational + -ism.

Words formed from congregationalism

Questions about congregationalism

What does congregationalism mean?
Congregationalism means any of several forms of church organization in which each congregation is responsible for its own government.
What part of speech is congregationalism?
Congregationalism is a noun.
How do you pronounce congregationalism?
Congregationalism is pronounced /ˌkɑŋɡɹəˈɡeɪʃənəˌlɪzəm/ (US).
What is the plural of congregationalism?
The plural of congregationalism is congregationalisms.

Words near congregationalism in the dictionary

  1. congregating
  2. congregation
  3. congregational
  4. Congregational church
  5. Congregational churches
  6. congregationalism
  7. congregationalisms
  8. congregationalist
  9. congregationalistic
  10. congregationalists
  11. congregationalize

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Adapted from Wiktionary: congregationalism (page history and authors); Congregationalism (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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