| 单词 | congregation |
| 释义 | congregation (once / 355 pages) n Although the word is most usually assigned to the members of a church, any gathering might be called a congregation, including a gathering of animals. Come to think of it, a congregation of church members is often called a "flock." The Latin root of congregation, which is greg, meaning "flock," easily becomes congregare, meaning "to gather together," and finally congregationen, giving the current meaning of “a group.” The meaning took on a religious quality when 16th Century Protestants took it to refer to the church itself, then refining it to mean church members. If you're not a churchgoer, you might still refer to your friends who show up to watch football as a congregation. WORD FAMILYcongregation: congregational, congregations+/congregate: congregated, congregates, congregating, congregation/congregating: congregatings/congregational: congregationally USAGE EXAMPLESMuch like a local congregation, there is a sense of family that characterizes we “12s.” Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) While his congregation is comparatively small, Jones said, “God never used big armies.” Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Professor Smith soon became president of a Hindu society and associate minister of a Methodist congregation in St. Louis. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) 1n the act of congregating Syn|Hyper congregating assemblage, assembly, gathering the social act of assembling 2n 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 Hyper accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection several things grouped together or considered as a whole 3n a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church Syn|Hypo|Hyper faithful, fold flock a church congregation guided by a pastor social group people sharing some social relation |
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