English Dictionary

congregation

/ˌkɒŋɡɹɪˈɡeɪʃən/

noun

The act of congregating or collecting together.

The congregation gathered in the church for Sunday service.

意味（1）

The act of congregating or collecting together.

意味（2）

A gathering of faithful in a temple, church, 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 responsory form).

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 their congregations to pray for rain last month.

意味（3）

A Roman Congregation, a main department of the Vatican administration of the Catholic Church.

意味（4）

A corporate body whose members gather for worship, or the members of such a body.

意味（5）

Any large gathering of people.

During the wedding ( usually held on a Saturday ) , you and your committee sit on " facing benches ” before the rest of the congregation ( your guests ) . Everyone worships silently until you two feel that it's time to say your vows .

意味（6）

A flock of various birds, such as plovers or eagles.

Oh! I wasted most of my morning crawling to a murmuration of starlings, which I foolishly mistook for congregation of plover.

意味（7）

(UK, Oxford University) The main body of university staff, comprising academics, administrative staff, heads of colleges, etc.