Congregationalism

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

Con·gre·ga·tion·al·is·m /ˌkɒŋɡrəˈɡeɪʃənəlɪzəm $ ˌkɑːŋ-/ noun [uncountable] RRCa type of Christianity in which each congregation is responsible for making its own decisions 〔基督教〕公理制〔主张各教堂的会众自行管理自己的事务〕 —Congregational adjective —Congregationalist noun [countable]

Examples from the Corpus

Congregationalism• His own studies led him towards a much-modified Congregationalism, with a threefold ministry of evangelists, pastors, and teachers.

Con·gre·ga·tion·al·is·m nounChineseSyllable

congregation of type which in a Corpus each Christianity

Congregationalism
Con‧gre‧ga‧tion‧al‧is‧m /ˌkɒŋɡrəˈɡeɪʃənəlɪzəm, ˌkɒŋɡrɪˈɡeɪʃənəlɪzəm $ ˌkɑːŋ-/

noun [uncountable]
a type of Christianity in which each congregation is responsible for making its own decisions
—Congregational adjective
—Congregationalist noun [countable]

Con·gre·ga·tion·al·ism

BrE

/ˌkɒŋɡrɪˈɡeɪʃnəlɪzəm/

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NAmE

/ˌkɑːŋɡrɪˈɡeɪʃnəlɪzəm/

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noun

[uncountable]

a type of Christianity in which the

congregation

of each church is responsible for its own affairs 公理制，公理主义（主张各地方教会独立行事）