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congregationalism::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | protestantism |
| Derivation | congregationalist |
Examples of congregationalism
congregationalism
It is a principle of congregationalism that ministers do not govern congregations by themselves.
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Congregationalism is very bare bones, so I wasn't aware of it being a large part of my life at all.
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Congregationalism began in England in the early 16th century.
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In the United States, the Lutheran churches tend to adopt a form of government more comparable to congregationalism.
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Congregationalism is more easily identified as a movement than a single denomination, given its distinguishing commitment to the complete autonomy of the local congregation.
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- System of beliefs and church government of a Protestant denomination in which each member church is self-governing
- (congregationalist) a member of the Congregational Church
- Relating to a body of Protestant churches deriving from the English Independents of the 17th century (also known as Puritans) and affirming the essential important and the autonomy of the local congregation.
- The retention by the Anglican State Church of the prelatical
- A form of church polity in which each local congregation is autonomous in all ecclesiastical matters
- Protestant organizational system based on the freedom of each church to control its affairs. An offshoot of the separatist, it was continued by the pilgrims in America where it was adopted by the new churches as a way to maintain local independence. ...
