Term: congregationalism: system of beliefs and church government of a Protestant denomination in which each member church is self-governing
Candidate hypernym: protestantism: the theological system of any of the churches of western Christendom that separated from the Roman Catholic Church during the Reformation → 1
Candidate hypernym: fennel: aromatic bulbous stem base eaten cooked or raw in salads → 0
Candidate hypernym: port of entry: a port in the United States where customs officials are stationed to oversee the entry and exit of people and merchandise → 0
Candidate hypernym: genet: agile Old World viverrine having a spotted coat and long ringed tail → 0
Candidate hypernym: myrica: deciduous aromatic shrubs or small trees → 0
Candidate hypernym: center for disease control and prevention: a federal agency in the Department of Health and Human Services; located in Atlanta; investigates and diagnoses and tries to control or prevent diseases (especially new and unusual diseases) → 0
Candidate hypernym: runner: a long narrow carpet → 0
Candidate hypernym: ergotism: poisoning by ingestion of ergot-infected grain products; characterized by thirst and diarrhea and nausea and cramping and vomiting and abnormal cardiac rhythms; in severe cases it can cause seizures and gangrene of the limbs → 0
Candidate hypernym: scopes trial: a highly publicized trial in 1925 when John Thomas Scopes violated a Tennessee state law by teaching evolution in high school; Scopes was prosecuted by William Jennings Bryan and defended by Clarence Darrow; Scopes was convicted but the verdict was later reversed → 0
Candidate hypernym: careerist: a professional who is intent on furthering his or her career by any possible means and often at the expense of their own integrity → 0
Candidate hypernym: common broom: deciduous erect spreading broom native to western Europe; widely cultivated for its rich yellow flowers → 0