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congregation Definition

con·gre·ga·tion (käŋ′grə gā′s̸hən, kän′-)

noun

  1. a congregating or being congregated
  2. a gathering of people or things; assemblage
  3. an assembly of people for religious worship or teaching
  4. the members of a particular place of worship
  5. ☆ a settlement, town, or parish in the colonies of early New England where Congregationalism was established
  6. Bible the whole body or assembly of Israelites
  7. R.C.Ch.
    1. any of certain religious communities following a common rule
    2. a division of an order, made up of a group of monasteries
    3. a committee, as of cardinals, in charge of some department of church affairs

Etymology: ME congregacioun < OFr congregation or L congregatio, an assembling (in ML(Ec), religious community)

congregation Synonyms

congregation

n.

meeting, group, assemblage; see gathering.

congregation Usage Examples

Preposition: of

saint: Here they are: As in all the congregations of the saints, women should remain silent in the churches.

Converse of object

  • found: With the help of Saint Louise de Marillac he founded also founded the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity.
  • instruct: I instructed the congregation to pray for the health and welfare of Reverend Oshimolowo, and for you as well, my dear lady.
  • gather: Running from May-August 2004 as a three-months experiment, it gathered an online congregation from around the world.
  • urge: In 1994 a resolution of the General Assembly urged every congregation to discuss the material and implement the good practice suggested.
  • worship: Both forms of baptism shall be made available in the life of every worshipping congregation.
  • invite: The invited congregation simply adored Mr Blair, whooping, cheering and laughing heartily at his jokes.

Preposition: for

  • conferment: Postgraduate Ceremonies Timetable Congregations for the Conferment of Higher and Honorary Degrees and Postgraduate Diplomas will take place in December, 2006.
  • doctrine: Who better to ensure that the deposit of faith was not compromised than the Prefect of the Congregation for the doctrine of the Faith?

Adjective modifier

  • Presbyterian: WILLIAM BIGGAR, min. of the Presbyterian congregation at Limerick, where he was imprisoned in 1698, merely for performing his ministerial duty.
  • Unitarian: The humanist movement itself has its roots in the Ethical Societies of the 19th century which grew out of Unitarian congregations.
  • Baptist: As the Baptist congregation is relatively small, John enlisted the help of other parishes and groups in the area.
  • Pentecostal: The Church of God, Kilsyth became Scotland's first Pentecostal congregation.
  • Moravian: Originally a member of a Moravian congregation, she attached herself to the Methodists after her husband's death.
  • Benedictine: Since 1657 it has been served by monks of the English Benedictine Congregation.

Noun used with modifier

  • URC: A URC logo can help those specifically looking for URC congregation.
  • Hebrew: Dr. Jonathan Sacks is Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth.
  • church: These tensions are often reflected in local church congregations where increasing numbers of churches are adopting a niche approach to " doing church " .
  • cathedral: PASTORAL CARE The Cathedral congregation is far flung, many members traveling considerable distances to attend.