congregation (noun)
1congregation — ► NOUN 1) a group of people assembled for religious worship. 2) a gathering or collection of people or things. 3) the action of congregating …
2congregation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ large ▪ small ▪ local ▪ members of local congregations ▪ religious ▪ …
3congregation — noun a) A gathering of faithful in a Christian church, Jewish synagogue, mosque or other place of worship. It can also refer to the people who are present at a devotional service in the building, particularly in contrast to the pastor, minister,… …
4congregation — mid 14c., a gathering, assembly, from O.Fr. congregacion (12c., Mod.Fr. congrégation), from L. congregationem (nom. congregatio), noun of action from congregare (see CONGREGATE (Cf. congregate)). Used by Tyndale to translate Gk. ekklesia in New… …
5congregation — noun (C) also + plural verb BrE) 1 a group of people gathered together in a church: The congregation knelt to pray. 2 the people who usually go to a particular church: Several members of the congregation were sick. congregational adjective …
6congregation — I noun aggregate, aggregation, amassment, assemblage, assembly, assembly of persons, association, audience, batch, coetus, collection, conclave, conference, congregated body, convention, conventus, convergence, convocation, crowd, forgathering,… …
7congregation — noun 1) the chapel congregation Syn: parishioners, parish, churchgoers, flock, faithful, followers, believers, fellowship, communicants, laity, brethren, membership; throng, company, assemblage, audience 2) …
8Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith — noun The doctrinal court of the Roman Catholic Church • • • Main Entry: ↑congregate …
9congregation — noun Date: 14th century 1. a. an assembly of persons ; gathering; especially an assembly of persons met for worship and religious instruction b. a religious community: as (1) an organized body of believers in a …
10congregation — noun 1》 a group of people assembled for religious worship. ↘a group of people obeying a common religious rule. 2》 a gathering or collection of people or things. ↘the action of congregating. 3》 (in the Roman Catholic Church) a permanent… …
