congregationalism

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

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

From congregational + -ism.

Deacon Milliken gave ten dollars towards the conversion of Syria to Congregationalism, and Mrs. Milliken had a spell of sickness over her husband's rash generosity. — Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin
The Puritans had sought refuge in Massachusetts and Connecticut where the white spires of their meeting houses, projecting above the angles of the New England hills, became indicative of Congregationalism. — The Loyalist: A Story of the American Revolution, James Francis Barrett

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