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congregationalism

(-s̸hə nəl iz′əm)

noun

  1. a form of church organization in which each local congregation is self-governing
  2. the beliefs and practices of a Protestant denomination in which each member church is self-governing: prominent in early New England and later marked by union with other Protestant denominations

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See congregationalism in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A type of church government in which each local congregation is self-governing.
  2. Congregationalism The system of government and religious beliefs of a Protestant denomination in which each member church is self-governing.

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  • conˌgre·gaˈtion·al·ist noun

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