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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024con•gre•ga•tion /ˌkɑŋgrɪˈgeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- an assembly of people who meet for worship:The congregation bowed heads and prayed silently.
con•gre•ga•tion•al, adj. con•gre•ga•tion•al•ism, n. [uncountable]con•gre•ga•tion•al•ist, n. [countable], adj. See -greg-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024con•gre•ga•tion (kong′gri gā′shən),USA pronunciation n. - an assembly of persons brought together for common religious worship.
- the act of congregating or the state of being congregated.
- a gathered or assembled body;
assemblage. - Religionan organization formed for the purpose of providing for worship of God, for religious education, and for other church activities;
a local church society. - Biblethe people of Israel. Ex. 12:3,6;
Lev. 4:13. - Bible[New Testament.]the Christian church in general.
- Religion[Rom. Cath. Ch.]
- a committee of cardinals or other ecclesiastics.
- a community of men or women, either with or without vows, observing a common rule.
- Education(at English universities) the general assembly of the doctors, fellows, etc.
- American History(in colonial North America) a parish, town, plantation, or other settlement.
- Latin congregātiōn- (stem of congregātiō); see congregate, -ion
- Anglo-French)
- Middle English congregacio(u)n (1300–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: congregation /ˌkɒŋɡrɪˈɡeɪʃən/ n - a group of persons gathered for worship, prayer, etc, esp in a church or chapel
- the act of congregating or collecting together
- a group of people, objects, etc, collected together; assemblage
- the group of persons habitually attending a given church, chapel, etc
- a society of persons who follow a common rule of life but who are bound only by simple vows
- an administrative subdivision of the papal curia
- chiefly Brit an assembly of senior members of a university
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