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" |
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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 |