A gathering of faithful in a Christian church, Jewish 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)
A gathering of people in a Christian church, Jewish synagogue, mosque or other religious assembly. It can also refer to the people who are present at a worship service in the building, particularly in contrast to the minister, rabbi or choir who may be seated apart from the general 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"
The people who are attending a church service or who regularly attend a church service are referred to as the congregation. Most members of the congregation begin arriving a few minutes before services
Literally, the people who have gathered for worship The term has two meanings: Those presently assembled for worship All of the people who make up the local church’s constituency
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
The legislative body consisting of most of the academics in the University which refused to give Maggie Thatcher her honorary Oxford degree It also decides on various other University matters You must wear a gown to attend so not many people do - except where an ex-Prime Minister is concerned
1 The entire collection of 144,000 {spiritual Israelites}, in heaven and on earth (Compare Act 9: 31; 1Co 15: 9 ) 2 All true worshipers of Jehovah as a collective entity, including {other sheep} and {unbaptized associates} <<When we read about {persecution} of our brothers and sisters in other parts, it affects the whole congregation >> (Also compare Act 20: 28 ) 3 Organized groups of Christians who regularly meet together at the same time and place Context normally helps to clarify which sense is meant When speaking to someone in one's own congregation, ``the congregation'' usually means that particular group, as distinct from others <<It seems as though the congregation has been lax about turning in field service reports on time lately >>