English-Thai Dictionary

congregational

A เกี่ยวกับ กลุ่มคน 

 

congregationalism

N รูป การปกครอง ของสงฆ์ ที่ เป็นอิสระ 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CONGREGATIONAL

a.Pertaining to a congregation; appropriately used of such Christians as hold to church government by consent and election, maintaining that each congregation is independent of others, and has the right to choose its own pastor and govern itself; as a congregational church, or mode of worship.

 

CONGREGATIONALISM

n.Ecclesiastical government in the hands of each church, as an independent body.

 

CONGREGATIONALIST

n.One who belongs to a congregational church or society; one who holds to the independence of each congregation or church of Christians, in the right of electing a pastor, and in governing the church.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CONGREGATIONAL

CONGREGATIONAL Con `gre *ga "tion *al, a.

 

1. Of or pertaining to a congregation; conducted, or participated in, by a congregation; as, congregational singing.

 

2. Belonging to the system of Congregationalism, or to Congregationalist; holding to the faith and polity of Congregationalism; as, a Congregational church.

 

CONGREGATIONALISM

CONGREGATIONALISM Con `gre *ga "tion *al *ism, n.

 

1. That system of church organization which vests all ecclesiastical power in the assembled brotherhood of each local church.

 

2. The faith and polity of the Congregational churches, taken collectively.

 

Note: In this sense (which is its usual signification ) Congregationalism is the system of faith and practice common to a large body of evangelical Trinitarian churches, which recognize the local brotherhood of each church as independent of all dictation in ecclesiastical matters, but are united in fellowship and joint action, as in councils for mutual advice, and in consociations, conferences, missionary organizations, etc. , and to whose membership the designation "Congregationalists " is generally restricted; but Unitarian and other churches are Congregational in their polity.

 

CONGREGATIONALIST

CONGREGATIONALIST Con `gre *ga "tion *al *ist, n.

 

Defn: One who belongs to a Congregational church or society; one who holds to Congregationalism.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

congregational

con gre ga tion al |ˌkäNGgrəˈgāSHənl ˌkɑŋɡrəˈɡeɪʃənl | ▶adjective 1 of or relating to a congregation: congregational singing. 2 ( Congregational ) of or adhering to Congregationalism: the Congregational Church.

 

Congregationalism

Con gre ga tion al ism |ˌkäNGgrəˈgāSHənlˌizəm ˌkɑŋɡrəˈɡeɪʃnəˌlɪzəm | ▶noun a system of organization among Christian churches whereby individual local churches are largely self-governing. DERIVATIVES Con gre ga tion al ist noun & adjective

 

Oxford Dictionary

congregational

con |gre |ga ¦tion ¦al |kɒŋgrɪˈgeɪʃ (ə )n (ə )l | ▶adjective 1 relating to a congregation: congregational singing. 2 ( Congregational ) of or adhering to Congregationalism: the Congregational Church.

 

Congregationalism

Con |gre |ga ¦tion ¦al |ism |kɒŋgrɪˈgeɪʃ (ə )n (ə )lɪz (ə )m | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a system of organization among Christian churches whereby individual local churches are largely self-governing. DERIVATIVES Congregationalist noun & adjective

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

congregational

con gre ga tion al /kɑ̀ŋɡrɪɡéɪʃ (ə )n (ə )l |kɔ̀ŋ -/形容詞 1 会衆の ; 集合の .2 〖C- 〗会衆派 [組合 ]教会の .～̀ Ch ú rch 〖the ～〗会衆 [組合 ]教会 〘各地区の教会の自主性を掲げ英国国教会から分かれた新教の一派 〙.