Definition of congregation Congregation

/kɑˌŋgɹʌgejˈʃʌn/ - [kanggrugeyshun] - con•gre•ga•tion

We found 21 definitions of congregation from 6 different sources.

What does congregation mean?

Noun Plural: congregations
congregation - a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church
		fold, faithful
		social group people sharing some social relation
		denomination a class of one kind of unit in a system of numbers or measures or weights or money; "he flashed a fistful of bills of large denominations"
congregation - the act of congregating
		congregating
		assemblage, gathering, assembly a group of persons together in one place
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, accumulation, assemblage, collection the act of accumulating

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congregation (Noun)
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 responsary form.
congregation (Noun)
A Roman Congregation , a main department of the Vatican administration of the universal church.
congregation (Noun)
A corporate body whose members gather for worship, or the members of such a body.
congregation (Noun)
Any large gathering of people.
congregation (Noun)
The collective noun for eagles.

congregation (n.)
The act of congregating, or bringing together, or of collecting into one aggregate or mass.
congregation (n.)
A collection or mass of separate things.
congregation (n.)
An assembly of persons; a gathering; esp. an assembly of persons met for the worship of God, and for religious instruction; a body of people who habitually so meet.
congregation (n.)
The whole body of the Jewish people; -- called also Congregation of the Lord.
congregation (n.)
A body of cardinals or other ecclesiastics to whom as intrusted some department of the church business; as, the Congregation of the Propaganda, which has charge of the missions of the Roman Catholic Church.
congregation (n.)
A company of religious persons forming a subdivision of a monastic order.
congregation (n.)
The assemblage of Masters and Doctors at Oxford or Cambrige University, mainly for the granting of degrees.
congregation (n.)
the name assumed by the Protestant party under John Knox. The leaders called themselves (1557) Lords of the Congregation.

congregation
A group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church.
congregation
An assemblage of people or animals or things collected together.
congregation
The act of congregating.

A congregation is a group of people who have come together (congregated) for something, usually for religious worship. In Christian churches the word “congregation” is often used to mean all the people in the main part of the church, but not the choir or the priests. For example: the order of service might say that the choir will sing verse 1 of a carol and "the congregation are asked to join in at verse 2".