congregationalism

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congregationalism¹

  • /ˌkɑŋɡɹəˈɡeɪʃənəˌlɪzəm/ US
  • /ˌkɒŋɡɹəˈɡeɪʃənəˌlɪzəm/ UK

noun congregationalisms

  1. countable, uncountable Any of several forms of church organization in which each congregation is responsible for its own government.

    Opposite: curialism

Congregationalism²

noun

  1. uncountable A system of self-governing Protestant churches

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@misc{congregationalism_2026,
  title = {congregationalism},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/congregationalism},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}