congregation
1. [ noun ] (religion) a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church
Synonyms: fold faithful
Related terms: social_group flock denomination
2. [ noun ] an assemblage of people or animals or things collected together
Examples:

"a congregation of children pleaded for his autograph" "a great congregation of birds flew over"

Related terms: collection gather
3. [ noun ] the act of congregating
Synonyms: congregating
Related terms: assembly gather
Similar spelling:   congregational
  congregating
  congregate
  concretion
  congressional
  congratulation
  congratulations
  congressman
  concretize
  concretism
  concretise
  concretistic