Bible Dictionaries
Congregationalism

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

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

(2):

(n.) The faith and polity of the Congregational churches, taken collectively.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Congregationalism'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/congregationalism.html. 1828.