congregational
adjective
Simple meaning
Pertaining to or done by a religious group.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
kɑŋɡɹəˈɡeɪʃənəl
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Definition
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adjective
Of or pertaining to a congregation.
Of or pertaining to or characteristic of a Congregational church
Of or pertaining to Congregationalism, Congregationalists or a Congregational church
Relating to or conducted or participated in by a congregation
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- C1 · Advanced (estimated)
- Frequency
- Uncommon
- Typical Use
- Primarily written
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This meaning: Of or pertaining to a congregation.
Used this way, congregational is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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Compound terms
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Merger of the Congregational Church and the Christian Church.
A Protestant denomination holding that each individual congregation should be self-governing.
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