congregation

con·gre·ga·tion  (knggr-gshn)

n.

1. The act of assembling.

2. A body of assembled people or things; a gathering.

3.

a. A group of people gathered for religious worship.

b. The members of a specific religious group who regularly worship at a church or synagogue.

4. Roman Catholic Church

a. A religious institute in which only simple vows, not solemn vows, are taken.

b. A division of the Curia.

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congregation

Noun

a group of worshippers

congregational adj

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Congregation an assembly of persons or things; a group of religious persons under a common rule; the Christian Church collectively; those attending a religious service. See also community, confession.

Examples: congregation of holy apostles, 1526; of gaseous atoms, 1883; of birds; of cardinals; of elves, 1809; of fish, 1865; of goods; of hypocrites, 1611; of holy maidens; of monasteries [e.g., Congregation of Cluny]; of oyster and scallop shells, 1717; of people, 1486; of plovers, 1430; of princes, 1539; of fine qualities, 1878; of saints, 1535; of soldiers, 1598; of vapour, 1602; of water, 1526; of winds; of worshippers.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	congregation - a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church faithful, fold social group - people sharing some social relation flock - a church congregation guided by a pastor denomination - a group of religious congregations having its own organization and a distinctive faith
	2.	congregation - an assemblage of people or animals or things collected together; "a congregation of children pleaded for his autograph"; "a great congregation of birds flew over" aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage - several things grouped together or considered as a whole
	3.	congregation - the act of congregating congregating gathering, assemblage, assembly - the social act of assembling; "they demanded the right of assembly"

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congregation

noun parishioners, host, brethren, crowd, assembly, parish, flock, fellowship, multitude, throng, laity, flock

Translations

congregation [kɔŋgrɪˈgeɪʃən] n (in church) → fieles mpl

congregation [kɔŋgrɪˈgeɪʃən] n → assemblée f (des fidèles)

congregation [kɔŋgrɪˈgeɪʃən] congregate n → Gemeinde f

congregation [kɔŋgrɪˈgeɪʃən] n → congregazione f