Word: Congregation
How to pronounce: kɒŋgrɪˈgeɪʃn
Noun
Definitions:
1. A group of people assembled for religious worship.
Example sentences: "The singing of psalms by the whole congregation"
2. A gathering or collection of people, animals, or things.
Example sentences: "Large congregations of birds may cause public harm"
3. (in the Roman Catholic Church) a permanent committee of the College of Cardinals.(in some universities) a general assembly of resident senior members.
Example sentences: "The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith"
4. A group of people obeying a common religious rule but under less solemn vows than members of the older religious orders.
Example sentences: "The sisters of the Congregation of Our Lady"
Synonyms:
meeting
community
church
assembly
gathering
conference
convocation
assemblage
worshipper
parishioner
parish
worshiper
faithful
church member
churchgoer
flock
fold
Derivations:
congregational
congregated
congregating
congregant
congregationalism
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Congregation in Other Languages...
Spanish: Congregación
German: Versammlung
French: Congrégation
Italian: Congregazione
Turkish: Toplanma
