connectional
Pertaining to bonds
Connectional describes something relating to or characterized by connection.
The word appears most often in religious contexts, particularly Methodist church organization, where it refers to the system linking local congregations to broader denominational structures: the connectional nature of the church, connectional giving supports missions beyond the local level.
Outside ecclesiastical use, connectional simply means pertaining to connections or relationships.
Natural liking or attraction
- attachmentConnection or fondness
- kinshipState of being related
- rapportHarmonious mutual connection
- linkageConnected system of parts
liaison · alliance · partnership · fellowship · association · synergy · interrelation · symbiosis
Connection point in networks
- topologyStudy of spatial arrangement
- meshInterlocking open weave
- hubCentral connection point
- routerPacket-forwarding network device
server · linked · distributed · pathway · routing · protocol · architecture · infrastructure
Bishop's territorial jurisdiction
- synodChurch governing assembly
- bishopDiocesan clergy head
- episcopalRelating to bishops
- MethodistProtestant denomination member
denominational · conference · jurisdiction · superintendency · pastoral · ministerial · appointive · itinerancy
affinity
Natural liking or attraction
- attachmentConnection or fondness
- kinshipState of being related
- rapportHarmonious mutual connection
linkage · liaison · alliance · partnership · fellowship · association · synergy · interrelation · symbiosis · correlation
node
Connection point in networks
router · server · linked · distributed · pathway · routing · protocol · architecture · infrastructure · backbone
diocese
Bishop's territorial jurisdiction
Methodist · denominational · conference · jurisdiction · superintendency · pastoral · ministerial · appointive · itinerancy · circuit
synaptic
Of nerve connections
brain · pathway · circuitry · cortical · cognitive · wiring · plasticity · transmission · signaling · mapping
connectionalisolated
Separated from others
disconnected · unconnected · separate · independent · autonomous
- internet connection
- make a connectionForm a meaningful link
- loose connectionUnstable junction between conductors
- lost connectionCommunication severed unexpectedly
- bad connectionFaulty communication link
- human connectionMeaningful relationship with others
connection, connections, disconnection, interconnection, reconnection