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congregationalism

/ˌkɑŋɡɹəˈɡeɪʃənəˌlɪzəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.56 in modern English

Syllables
con-gre-ga-tion-al-ism
IPA
/ˌkɑŋɡɹəˈɡeɪʃənəˌlɪzəm/
23
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
6
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several forms of church organization in which each congregation is responsible for its own government.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A system of self-governing Protestant churches

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English congregation Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English congregational Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English congregationalism From congregational + -ism.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌkɑŋɡɹəˈɡeɪʃənəˌlɪzəm/
  • British English: /ˌkɒŋɡɹəˈɡeɪʃənəˌlɪzəm/

Usage

Inflected Forms

congregationalisms (plural)

Derived Forms

congregationalist

Phrases

high church low church priesthood of all believers Congregational church

Frequently Paired Words

Congregationalism anticlerical antipriestcraft episcopacy high church low church priesthood of all believers conciliarism

Antonyms

curialism

Questions

How do you pronounce congregationalism?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkɑŋɡɹəˈɡeɪʃənəˌlɪzəm/.
What does congregationalism mean?
Any of several forms of church organization in which each congregation is responsible for its own government.
Where does congregationalism come from?
Etymology tree English congregation Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English congregational Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English congregationalism From congregational + -ism.

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