congregationalism
/ˌkɑŋɡɹəˈɡeɪʃənəˌlɪzəm/noun
congregationalism is spelled C-O-N-G-R-E-G-A-T-I-O-N-A-L-I-S-M: 17 letters. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, congregationalism means “Any of several forms of church organization in which each congregation is responsible for its own government” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of congregationalism is congregationalisms.
How many letters and syllables are in congregationalism?
| Letters | 17: C-O-N-G-R-E-G-A-T-I-O-N-A-L-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 159,707th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is congregationalism?
Congregationalism appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce congregationalism?
- US /ˌkɑŋɡɹəˈɡeɪʃənəˌlɪzəm/
- UK /ˌkɒŋɡɹəˈɡeɪʃənəˌlɪzəm/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of congregationalism
- congregationalisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does congregationalism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of several forms of church organization in which each congregation is responsible for its own government.
noun
- 1
A system of self-governing Protestant churches
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does congregationalism come from?
From congregational + -ism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).