congregativeadj.
/ˈkɒŋɡrɪɡeɪtɪv/ Tending to congregate, characterized by congregating.
ΘΚΠ
the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > [adjective] > gathering, collecting, or coming together > that gathers together > adapted to
congregative1588
collective1743
congregate1890
the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > [adjective] > assembling (of people or animals) > tending to
congregative1818
1588 A. Fraunce Lawiers Logike ii. v. f. 92v The compound axiome..is either congregative or segregative.
1818 J. Lawrence in Monthly Mag. Sept. 112/2 The duties of congregative or social order.
1860 I. Taylor Spirit Hebr. Poetry (1873) 106 The piety of the Patriarchal era was individual, not congregative.
Derivatives
ˈcongregativeness n.
ΘΚΠ
the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > [noun] > assembling of people or animals > condition of or tendency to
congregation1835
gregariousness1840
congregativeness1841
gregarianism1881
1841 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 50 209 The congregativeness of men for mutual interest, profit, and protection.
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adj.1588