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See also:congrégationandcongrégâtion

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Etymology

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FromMiddle Englishcongregacioun, fromOld Frenchcongregacion, fromLatincongregātiō, itself fromcongregō(“to herd into a flock”). Adopted (1520s) by the English Bible translatorWilliam Tyndale, to render theAncient Greekἐκκλησία(ekklēsía,“those called together, (popular) meeting”) (henceLatinecclēsia) in hisNew Testament, and preferred by 16th century Reformers instead ofchurch.

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congregation (countable anduncountable,pluralcongregations)

  1. The act ofcongregating or collecting together.
  2. Agathering offaithful in atemple,church,synagogue,mosque or otherplace of worship. It can also refer to the people who are present at a devotional service in the building, particularly in contrast to thepastor,minister,imam,rabbi etc. and/or choir, who may be seated apart from the general congregation or lead the service (notably inresponsory form).
    • 2021 January 13, Bethan McKernan, “Turkey drought: Istanbul could run out of water in 45 days”, inThe Guardian‎[1]:
      The critically low level of rainfall in the second half of 2020 – approaching 50% year on year for November – led the religious affairs directorate to instruct imams and theircongregations to pray for rain last month.
    • 2025 June 4, Cindy Von Quednow, TuAnh Dam, “Their synagogue taught them to build peace. An antisemitic attack is testing their resilience”, inCNN‎[2]:
      In Hebrew, bonai shalom means “builders of peace,” and thecongregation welcomes both Jews and non-Jews to participate in all aspects of the community.
  3. ARoman Congregation, a maindepartment of theVatican administration of the Catholic Church.
  4. Acorporate body whose members gather forworship, or the members of such a body.
  5. Any largegathering ofpeople.
    • 1998, Carley Roney,The Knot's Complete Guide to Weddings in the Real World: The Ultimate Source of Ideas, Advice, and Relief for the Bride and Groom and Those who Love Them‎[3], Broadway Books,→ISBN,→LCCN,→OCLC, page94:
      During the wedding ( usually held on a Saturday ) , you and your committee sit on " facing benches ” before the rest of thecongregation ( your guests ) . Everyone worships silently until you two feel that it's time to say your vows .
  6. A flock of various birds, such asplovers oreagles.
    • 1893 September 27,The Bazaar, the Exchange and Mart, London, page800, column 3:
      "Oh! I wasted most of my morning crawling to a murmuration of starlings, which I foolishly mistook forcongregation of plover."
  7. (UK, Oxford University) The main body ofuniversitystaff, comprisingacademics,administrativestaff, heads ofcolleges, etc.

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act of congregating
religious gathering of people in a place of worship
Roman Congregation
corporate body
large gathering of people
group of eagles
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