CONGREGATIONALIST

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Congregationalist mean? 

• CONGREGATIONALIST (noun)
  The noun CONGREGATIONALIST has 1 sense:

1. a member of the Congregational Church

  Familiarity information: CONGREGATIONALIST used as a noun is very rare.

• CONGREGATIONALIST (adjective)
  The adjective CONGREGATIONALIST has 1 sense:

1. of or pertaining to or characteristic of a Congregational church

  Familiarity information: CONGREGATIONALIST used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CONGREGATIONALIST (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A member of the Congregational Church

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Congregationalist" is a kind of...):

Protestant (an adherent of Protestantism)

Holonyms ("Congregationalist" is a member of...):

Congregational Church (a Protestant denomination holding that each individual congregation should be self-governing)

Derivation:

Congregationalism (system of beliefs and church government of a Protestant denomination in which each member church is self-governing)

• CONGREGATIONALIST (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or pertaining to or characteristic of a Congregational church

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

Congregational; Congregationalist

Domain category:

faith; religion; religious belief (a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny)

Pertainym:

Congregational Church (a Protestant denomination holding that each individual congregation should be self-governing)