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 corporate body whose members gather for worship, or the members of such a body
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 act of congregating, or bringing together, or of collecting into one aggregate or mass
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
A term that refers to the local religious group, typically members of a given church, mosque, parish, synagogue, worship community, etc
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