congregation

congregation
noun
ADJECTIVE
large
small
local

members of local congregations

religious

Almost every religious congregation has a social role.

Christian, Lutheran, Methodist, Protestant, etc.
conservative, Jewish, orthodox, reformed
VERB + CONGREGATION
address

The priest stood up to address the congregation.

lead

The minister led the congregation in a hymn.

serve

a lay minister serving a small rural congregation

establish, form

He had established a small congregation in New York City.

join
attend (AmE)

people attending the congregation where she and her family worship

PREPOSITION
in a/the congregation
PHRASES
a member of a congregation

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  • congrégation — [ kɔ̃gregasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • av. 1622; « réunion » XIIe; lat. congregatio, rac. grex « troupeau » 1 ♦ Compagnie de prêtres, de religieux, de religieuses. ⇒ communauté, ordre. La congrégation de l Oratoire. La loi sur les congrégations (1901). Par… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • congrégation — CONGRÉGATION. sub. fém. Compagnie, corps de plusieurs personnes religieuses ou séculières, vivant sous une même règle. Congrégation Régulière. Congrégation Séculière. Congrégation célèbre. Congrégation d Hommes. Congrégation de Filles. Les… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

  • congregation — Congregation. s. f. Compagnie, corps de plusieurs personnes Religieuses ou seculieres, assemblées sous de certaines Regles. Congregation reguliere, Congregation seculiere. Congregation celebre. Congregation d hommes. Congregation de filles. les… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • Congregation — Con gre*ga tion, n. [L. congregatio: cf. F. congr[ e]gation.] 1. The act of congregating, or bringing together, or of collecting into one aggregate or mass. [1913 Webster] The means of reduction in the fire is but by the congregation of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Congregation — Congrégation Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Congregation — (v. lat.), 1) Vereinigung; 2) Vereinigung mehrerer Klöster zur Beobachtung derselben Regeln u. Statuten. Die geistlichen Orden gingen zum Theil aus solchen Verbindungen hervor u. theilten sich wieder in mehrere C en, die in Nebensachen u. in der… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • congregation — 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… …   Etymology dictionary

  • congregation — [käŋ΄grə gā′shən, kän΄grə gā′shən] n. [ME congregacioun < OFr congregation or L congregatio, an assembling (in ML(Ec), religious community)] 1. a congregating or being congregated 2. a gathering of people or things; assemblage 3. an assembly… …   English World dictionary

  • Congregation — Congregation. Dieses Wort, welches eigentlich Versammlung bedeutet, wird in der römischen Kirche in dreifacher Bedeutung gebraucht. 1. bezeichnet man damit die Versammlung der Cardinäle und anderer päpstlicher Beamten, um über irgend einen… …   Damen Conversations Lexikon

  • Congregation — lat. congregatio, Zusammenschaarung, geistlicher, besonders klosterartiger Verein, Klosterorden und Zweige eines solchen, z.B. die von Papst Clemens VIII. geförderte C. helvetica des Benedictinerordens, die noch heute besteht. C. heißen auch die… …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • congregation — 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,… …   Law dictionary

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