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con·gre·ga·tion·al·ism
 congregationalism
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- pronunciation:
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| definition 1: |
a form of church government in which each member church or congregation is self-governing.
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| definition 2: |
(cap.) the religious beliefs or doctrines of a Protestant denomination in which each member church is self-governing.
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| derivations: |
congregationalist (adj.), congregationalist (n.) |
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