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congregational

con·gre·ga·tion·al
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kong-gri-gey-shuh-nl]
    • /ˌkɒŋ grɪˈgeɪ ʃə nl/
    • /ˌkɒŋ.ɡrɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kong-gri-gey-shuh-nl]
    • /ˌkɒŋ grɪˈgeɪ ʃə nl/

Definitions of congregational word

  • adjective congregational of or relating to a congregation 3
  • adjective congregational of, relating to, or denoting the Congregational Church, its members, or its beliefs 3
  • adjective congregational of or like a congregation 3
  • adjective congregational of Congregationalism or Congregationalists 3
  • adjective congregational of or relating to a congregation: congregational singing. 1
  • adjective congregational (initial capital letter) pertaining or adhering to a form of Protestant church government in which each local church acts as an independent, self-governing body, while maintaining fellowship with like congregations. 1
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Origin of congregational

First appearance:

before 1570
One of the 33% oldest English words
First recorded in 1570-80; congregation + -al1

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Parts of speech for Congregational

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Congregational

congregational popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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