Con‧gre‧ga‧tion‧al‧is‧m /ˌkɒŋɡrəˈɡeɪʃ
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əm, ˌkɒŋɡrɪˈɡeɪʃ
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əm $ ˌkɑːŋ-/
noun [uncountable] a type of Christianity in which each congregation is responsible for making its own decisions
—Congregational adjective—Congregationalist noun [countable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲