congregationalism
(-s̸hə nəl iz′əm)
noun
- a form of church organization in which each local congregation is self-governing
- 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
See congregationalism in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun- A type of church government in which each local congregation is self-governing.
- 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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