congregation
IPA: kɑŋgrʌgˈeɪʃʌn
noun
- The act of congregating or collecting together.
- 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).
- A Roman Congregation, a main department of the Vatican administration of the Catholic Church.
- A corporate body whose members gather for worship, or the members of such a body.
- Any large gathering of people.
- A flock of various birds, such as plovers or eagles.
- (UK, Oxford University) The main body of university staff, comprising academics, administrative staff, heads of colleges, etc.
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Examples of "congregation" in Sentences
- The church was beatified by the leaders of the congregation.
- Early in the life of the church, the congregation was well to do.
- The church is presently served by the Congregation of the Oratory.
- He became the pastor of a Nonconformist congregation at St. Albans.
- He changed the name of the congregation to Church of the Strangers.
- The vicariate was in the charge of the Congregation of the Holy Ghost.
- Ethan Domblue was a pastor obsessed with having a sinless congregation.
- The priest of the congregation belonging to the church is Einar Gelius.
- This is true of the pastor of the smallest congregation as well as the largest.