Phrase guide

Congregational church

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any Protestant church run independently by its own congregation, especially one in the Reformed (Calvinist) and/or Dissenter traditions, such as the United Church of Christ, the National Association of Congregational Christian Churches, or the Conservative Congregational Christian Conference.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning 2

a Protestant denomination holding that each individual congregation should be self-governing

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: Protestant denomination

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Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Galician: Igrexa Congregacional — any Protestant church run independently by its own congregation
  • Icelandic: safnaðarkirkja — any Protestant church run independently by its own congregation
  • Indonesian: Gereja Kongregasional — any Protestant church run independently by its own congregation
  • Māori: Hāhi Whakaminenga — any Protestant church run independently by its own congregation
  • Welsh: eglwys Annibynnol — any Protestant church run independently by its own congregation