congregationaladj.n.

/kɒŋɡrɪˈɡeɪʃənəl/

Etymology: < congregation n. + -al suffix¹.

A. adj.

1. Of or pertaining to a congregation.

†a. Consisting of, of the nature of a congregation. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1639 R. Mather Church-govt. (1643) 10 They that are within the visible Church..must needs be members of some particular Congregation, because all visible churches are Congregationall.

a1640 J. Ball Answer to Iohn Can (1642) ii. 67 Whether of the true Catholique Church, whereof every member is a living stone, elect and precious, or of the visible congregationall assembly, consisting of good and bad, sincere and hypocriticall professors.

b. Performed by a congregation of worshippers collectively.

ΚΠ

1860 L. L. Noble After Icebergs 27 June We heard practical sermons and fine congregational singing.

1881 Monier-Williams in 19th Cent. 512 Visiting the temples; not, however, for common prayer and congregational worship, which are..unknown among the Pārsīs.

c. Connected with a particular congregation of worshippers as distinguished from the parish church.

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1882 Sat. Rev. 11 Mar. 295/2 The parochial system does..continue to exist..yet the personal worship of individual Churchmen has for many years been largely congregational.

2. Of or belonging to the congregation as the lowest organized unit in the Presbyterian system.

ΚΠ

1644 Resolut. Ho. Comm. 23 Jan. That the church be governed by Congregational, Classical, and Synodical assemblies.

1644 R. Baillie Let. 12 July (1841) II. 205 In the presence and with the consent..of the presbyterie congregationall.

1647 (title) An Ordinance of the Lords and Commons for dividing and settling the severall Counties of this kingdome into Classicall Presbyteries and Congregational Elderships.

1649–50 Sir C. Sadler Last Will & Test. of Earl Pembroke in Coll. Scarce & Valuable Tracts (1812) VII. 91 Item. I give back to the Assembly of Divines their classical, provincial, congregational, national; which words I have kept at my own charge above seven years, but plainly find they will never come to good.

3. (with capital C.) [compare congregation n. 6b] Of or pertaining to the form of ecclesiastical polity called Congregationalism n.; adhering to this polity; Independent.After the 17th cent., Independent was chiefly used in England, while Congregational was decidedly preferred in New England, where the ‘consociation’ of churches formed a more important feature of the system (see that word); in the 19th cent. the latter name has also prevailed in Great Britain.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > church government > laity > congregation > [adjective]

congregational1639

society > faith > sect > Christianity > Protestantism > Presbyterianism > Presbyterian sects and groups > [adjective] > Congregational

independent1612

Brownistical1636

congregational1639

independentish1655

Congregationalist1692

1639 [see sense A. 1a].

1642 T. Lechford Plain Dealing 79 The Congregationall independent government, whereof I have had some experience.

1643 W. L. Bramble Berry (title page) Whether the Congregationall Assemblies in England be true Churches of Jesus Christ, yea or no?

a1647 T. Hooker Surv. Summe Church-discipl. (1648) Pref. sig. B^v A Church Congregationall is the first subject of the keys.

1647 W. Bartlet (title) ἸΧΝΟΓΡΑΦΙΑ; or a modell of the Primitive Congregational way.

1648 J. Cotton Way Congregational Churches i. iii. 11 Nor is Independency a fit name of the way of our Churches... If there must needs be some note of difference..to distinguish our way from a Nationall Church-way, I know none fitter, then to denominate theirs Classicall, and ours Congregationall.

1672 O. Heywood Event-bk. 18 June Our brethren of the congregational persuasion.

1672 O. Heywood Event-bk. 16 July The congregational men amongst us have desired to sit down with us at the Lord's supper.

1691 A. Wood Athenæ Oxonienses II. 358 Samuel Mather..a congregational man..yet he was civil to those of the Episcopal persuasion.

1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Congregational is a word used of such Christians as hold every congregation to be a separate and independent church.

1765 T. Hutchinson Hist. Colony Massachusets-Bay, 1628–91 (ed. 2) iv. 432 A congregational church..consisted of a company of saints.

1836 H. Rogers Life J. Howe (1863) iv. 90 (note) The congregational brethren met at the Savoy (Sept. 29, 1658), and drew up a confession of faith.

1878 Congregational Year Bk. App. Declaration of the Faith, Church Order, and Discipline of the Congregational or Independent Dissenters, adopted at the Annual Meeting of the Congregational Union [of England and Wales], May 1833. (The Union was formed 13 May 1831.)

4. Of or pertaining to a congregation of cardinals.

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society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > clerical superior > cardinal > [adjective] > business

congregationala1680

a1680 J. Bargrave Pope Alexander VII (1867) i. x. 25 At a congregational meeting he was for the reception of the Portugall embassador.

†B. n.

A Congregationalist. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > sect > Christianity > Protestantism > Presbyterianism > Presbyterian sects and groups > [noun] > Congregationalist > person

Brownist1583

Barrowist1589

independent1644

Congregationer1654

congregational1655

Congregationist1660

Congregationalist1692

1655 R. Baillie Disswasive Vindic. 11 Independents are unfitly styled Congregationals.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	congregational
释义	congregationaladj.n. /kɒŋɡrɪˈɡeɪʃənəl/ Etymology: < congregation n. + -al suffix¹. A. adj. 1. Of or pertaining to a congregation. †a. Consisting of, of the nature of a congregation. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1639 R. Mather Church-govt. (1643) 10 They that are within the visible Church..must needs be members of some particular Congregation, because all visible churches are Congregationall. a1640 J. Ball Answer to Iohn Can (1642) ii. 67 Whether of the true Catholique Church, whereof every member is a living stone, elect and precious, or of the visible congregationall assembly, consisting of good and bad, sincere and hypocriticall professors. b. Performed by a congregation of worshippers collectively. ΚΠ 1860 L. L. Noble After Icebergs 27 June We heard practical sermons and fine congregational singing. 1881 Monier-Williams in 19th Cent. 512 Visiting the temples; not, however, for common prayer and congregational worship, which are..unknown among the Pārsīs. c. Connected with a particular congregation of worshippers as distinguished from the parish church. ΚΠ 1882 Sat. Rev. 11 Mar. 295/2 The parochial system does..continue to exist..yet the personal worship of individual Churchmen has for many years been largely congregational. 2. Of or belonging to the congregation as the lowest organized unit in the Presbyterian system. ΚΠ 1644 Resolut. Ho. Comm. 23 Jan. That the church be governed by Congregational, Classical, and Synodical assemblies. 1644 R. Baillie Let. 12 July (1841) II. 205 In the presence and with the consent..of the presbyterie congregationall. 1647 (title) An Ordinance of the Lords and Commons for dividing and settling the severall Counties of this kingdome into Classicall Presbyteries and Congregational Elderships. 1649–50 Sir C. Sadler Last Will & Test. of Earl Pembroke in Coll. Scarce & Valuable Tracts (1812) VII. 91 Item. I give back to the Assembly of Divines their classical, provincial, congregational, national; which words I have kept at my own charge above seven years, but plainly find they will never come to good. 3. (with capital C.) [compare congregation n. 6b] Of or pertaining to the form of ecclesiastical polity called Congregationalism n.; adhering to this polity; Independent.After the 17th cent., Independent was chiefly used in England, while Congregational was decidedly preferred in New England, where the ‘consociation’ of churches formed a more important feature of the system (see that word); in the 19th cent. the latter name has also prevailed in Great Britain. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > laity > congregation > [adjective] congregational1639 society > faith > sect > Christianity > Protestantism > Presbyterianism > Presbyterian sects and groups > [adjective] > Congregational independent1612 Brownistical1636 congregational1639 independentish1655 Congregationalist1692 1639 [see sense A. 1a]. 1642 T. Lechford Plain Dealing 79 The Congregationall independent government, whereof I have had some experience. 1643 W. L. Bramble Berry (title page) Whether the Congregationall Assemblies in England be true Churches of Jesus Christ, yea or no? a1647 T. Hooker Surv. Summe Church-discipl. (1648) Pref. sig. B^v A Church Congregationall is the first subject of the keys. 1647 W. Bartlet (title) ἸΧΝΟΓΡΑΦΙΑ; or a modell of the Primitive Congregational way. 1648 J. Cotton Way Congregational Churches i. iii. 11 Nor is Independency a fit name of the way of our Churches... If there must needs be some note of difference..to distinguish our way from a Nationall Church-way, I know none fitter, then to denominate theirs Classicall, and ours Congregationall. 1672 O. Heywood Event-bk. 18 June Our brethren of the congregational persuasion. 1672 O. Heywood Event-bk. 16 July The congregational men amongst us have desired to sit down with us at the Lord's supper. 1691 A. Wood Athenæ Oxonienses II. 358 Samuel Mather..a congregational man..yet he was civil to those of the Episcopal persuasion. 1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Congregational is a word used of such Christians as hold every congregation to be a separate and independent church. 1765 T. Hutchinson Hist. Colony Massachusets-Bay, 1628–91 (ed. 2) iv. 432 A congregational church..consisted of a company of saints. 1836 H. Rogers Life J. Howe (1863) iv. 90 (note) The congregational brethren met at the Savoy (Sept. 29, 1658), and drew up a confession of faith. 1878 Congregational Year Bk. App. Declaration of the Faith, Church Order, and Discipline of the Congregational or Independent Dissenters, adopted at the Annual Meeting of the Congregational Union [of England and Wales], May 1833. (The Union was formed 13 May 1831.) 4. Of or pertaining to a congregation of cardinals. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > clerical superior > cardinal > [adjective] > business congregationala1680 a1680 J. Bargrave Pope Alexander VII (1867) i. x. 25 At a congregational meeting he was for the reception of the Portugall embassador. †B. n. A Congregationalist. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > Christianity > Protestantism > Presbyterianism > Presbyterian sects and groups > [noun] > Congregationalist > person Brownist1583 Barrowist1589 independent1644 Congregationer1654 congregational1655 Congregationist1660 Congregationalist1692 1655 R. Baillie Disswasive Vindic. 11 Independents are unfitly styled Congregationals. 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