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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   congregation

   • IPA[ˌkäNGɡrəˈɡāSH(ə)n]

   美式

   • n.
     a group of people assembled for religious worship；a group of people regularly attending a particular place of worship

   • noun: congregation, plural noun: congregations

2. • 釋義

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a group of people assembled for religious worship the singing of psalms by the whole congregation 同義詞 parishioners, parish, churchgoers, flock, fold, ... 更多faithful, following, followers, adherents, believers, loyal members, fellowship, communicants, laity, brethren, brothers and sisters, souls
   • ▪ a group of people regularly attending a particular place of worship that church took the place of the storefront the congregation had used before the war
   • 2. a gathering or collection of people, animals, or things large congregations of birds may cause public harm 同義詞 gathering, assembly, flock, swarm, bevy, ... 更多herd, pack, group, body, crowd, mass, multitude, horde, host, mob, turnout, throng, company, rally, convocation, congress, council, conclave, synod, assemblage, informalget-together, historicalconventicle
   • ▪ the action of gathering together in a crowd drought conditions lead to congregation of animals around watering points
   • 3. (in the Roman Catholic Church) a permanent committee of the College of Cardinals the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
   • ▪ British (in some universities) a general assembly of resident senior members.
   • 4. a group of people obeying a common religious rule but under less solemn vows than members of the older religious orders the sisters of the Congregation of Our Lady
   • ▪ a group of communities within a religious order sharing particular historical or regional links.