(1):
(n.) A voluntary and permanent council or union of neighboring Congregational churches, for mutual advice and cooperation in ecclesiastical matters; a meeting of pastors and delegates from churches thus united.
(2):
(n.) Intimate union; fellowship; alliance; companionship; confederation; association; intimacy.
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