Word: congregationalism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: con
gre
ga
tion
al
ism
Definition: Any of several forms of church organization in which each congregation is responsible for its own government.
Morphemes:
Affix: congregate
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Collective; assembled; compact.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: con-
Language: la
Decoded: con-
Meaning: with, together
Affix: gregare
Language: la
Decoded: gregare
Meaning: to collect into a flock
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an action or process, or the result of an action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.
Affix: -al
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forming nouns, especially of verbal action.
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the name of a system, school of thought or theory based on the name of its subject or object or alternatively on the name of its founder ( ).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.