ALL meanings of congregation
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C c - countable noun congregation The people who are attending a church service or who regularly attend a church service are referred to as the congregation. 3
- noun congregation a group of persons gathered for worship, prayer, etc, esp in a church or chapel 3
- noun congregation the act of congregating or collecting together 3
- noun congregation a group of people, objects, etc, collected together; assemblage 3
- noun congregation the group of persons habitually attending a given church, chapel, etc 3
- noun congregation a society of persons who follow a common rule of life but who are bound only by simple vows 3
- noun congregation an administrative subdivision of the papal curia 3
- noun congregation an administrative committee of bishops for arranging the business of a general council 3
- noun congregation an assembly of senior members of a university 3
- noun congregation a congregating or being congregated 3
- noun congregation a gathering of people or things; assemblage 3
- noun congregation an assembly of people for religious worship or teaching 3
- noun congregation the members of a particular place of worship 3
- noun congregation a settlement, town, or parish in the colonies of early New England where Congregationalism was established 3
- noun congregation the whole body or assembly of Israelites 3
- noun congregation any of certain religious communities following a common rule 3
- noun congregation a division of an order, made up of a group of monasteries 3
- noun congregation a committee, as of cardinals, in charge of some department of church affairs 3
- noun congregation people in church 1
- noun congregation act of coming together 1
- noun congregation A group of people assembled for religious worship. 1
- noun congregation an assembly of persons brought together for common religious worship. 1
- noun congregation the act of congregating or the state of being congregated. 1
- noun congregation a gathered or assembled body; assemblage. 1
- noun congregation an organization formed for the purpose of providing for worship of God, for religious education, and for other church activities; a local church society. 1
- noun congregation the people of Israel. Ex. 12:3,6; Lev. 4:13. 1
- noun congregation New Testament. the Christian church in general. 1
- noun congregation Roman Catholic Church. a committee of cardinals or other ecclesiastics. a community of men or women, either with or without vows, observing a common rule. 1
- noun congregation (at English universities) the general assembly of the doctors, fellows, etc. 1
- noun congregation (in colonial North America) a parish, town, plantation, or other settlement. 1
- noun congregation The act of congregating or collecting together. 0
- noun congregation A gathering of faithful in a temple, church, 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, imam, rabbi etc. and/or choir, who may be seated apart from the general congregation or lead the service (notably in responsory form). 0
- noun congregation A Roman Congregation, a main department of the Vatican administration of the universal church. 0
- noun congregation A corporate body whose members gather for worship, or the members of such a body. 0
- noun congregation Any large gathering of people. 0
- noun congregation The collective noun for eagles. 0
- noun congregation (Britain, Oxford University) The main body of university staff, comprising academics, administrative staff, heads of colleges, etc. 0