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# congregational

adjective (congregational)

«congregational» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (church) To do with a congregation: the people who gather in a church for worship. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/congregational/#m1)
2. (church) Congregational churches are Protestant churches where each local church runs itself, with its members choosing their own minister. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/congregational/#m2)

### In the lessons

In religion lessons: congregational singing is when the whole church sings together, not just the choir. Congregationalists began in England and helped found New England in America (the Pilgrims).

### Examples

- The congregational singing filled the chapel. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/congregational/#x1)
- Our village has a Congregational church. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/congregational/#x2)
- In Congregational churches, the members choose their minister. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/congregational/#x3)
- The hymn was sung by the whole congregation — congregational singing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/congregational/#x4)
- The Pilgrims of the Mayflower founded congregational churches. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/congregational/#x5)
- The congregational meeting decided to repair the roof. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/congregational/#x6)

### Note

From "congregation". With a capital C when it names the church tradition. Say: kong-gruh-GAY-shun-ul.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «congregational» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/congregational/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«congregational» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/congregational.html) on Mova free.