Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Of or relating to a congregation.
- adj. Of or relating to Congregationalism or Congregationalists.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Of or pertaining to a congregation: as, congregational singing.
- Eccles., pertaining to government by congregations; governed by its own congregation, as a church; specifically (with a capital), pertaining to Congregationalism as a denominational designation: as, the congregational polity of the Baptists; the Congregational churches of the United States.
Wiktionary
- adj. Of or pertaining to a congregation
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Of or pertaining to a congregation; conducted, or participated in, by a congregation.
- adj. Belonging to the system of Congregationalism, or to Congregationalist; holding to the faith and polity of Congregationalism.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. of or pertaining to or characteristic of a Congregational church
- adj. relating to or conducted or participated in by a congregation
Examples
“Consider one of the sentences in Ross' lead paragraph: "Is the congregations' independence, what we call congregational polity, a sacrosanct principle, or must it yield to our commitment to racial justice?”
“And also with us, Michael Dash, professor of ministry and context and an expert in congregational studies at the Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta.”
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“The importance of what we might call congregational investment for keeping people in their current congregation shows up in many different ways.”
“The small group of dissidents called a congregational meeting.”
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“Calling it "con culture" is like calling congregational culture "Sunday morning culture.”
Philocrites: Limits of Unitarian Universalist congregationalism.
“As for so-called congregational accountability, I am inclined to believe that accountability to God is far greater.”
“This is a calumny against presbyterial government, which is neither privative nor contradistinct, but cumulative to congregational government; and the congregational is a part of that government which is comprehended under the name of presbyterial.”
“Some of the questions about "congregational" vs "non-congregational" expression of Unitarian Universalism were addressed in the UUA's Commission on Appraisal's report on membership issues.”
Philocrites: Limits of Unitarian Universalist congregationalism.
“This is a trend in Catholic parishes in many places, not just America and its "congregational" culture.”
“But, across New England, where congregational heritage is as prevalent as clam chowder, many UCC members cling to the original "congregational" identity.”
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