congreganist, a.
(kɒŋˈgrɛgənɪst)
[a. F. congréganiste, as n. a member of a congregation of laymen directed by ecclesiastics; as adj., in école c. opposed to école laïque.]
Of French schools: Conducted by the Brethren of the Christian Schools, or by Sisters of various religious orders.
| 1861 M. Arnold Pop. Educ. France 110 In all the French schools..lay as well as congreganist. 1879 ― Mixed Ess. 157 Both the episcopal schools and the congreganist schools, as they are called, have increased in number. |