adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to a congregation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
congregational
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American: /kɑŋɡɹəˈɡeɪʃənəl/
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Received-Pronunciation: /kɒŋɡɹəˈɡeɪʃənəl/
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CMU ARPABET: K AA2 NG G R AH0 G EY1 SH AH0 N AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Of or pertaining to Congregationalism, Congregationalists or a Congregational church
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 3
relating to or conducted or participated in by a congregation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- congregational membership
- congregational singing
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 4
of or pertaining to or characteristic of a Congregational church
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Congregationalist
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From congregation + -al.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Irish: pobalda — of or pertaining to a congregation
- Manx: cohionnalagh — of or pertaining to a congregation
- Romanian: congregațional — of or pertaining to a congregation
Real reading context