congregation
- IPA[ˌkɒŋɡrɪˈɡeɪʃn]
英式
- a group of people assembled for religious worship；a group of people regularly attending a particular place of worship
noun: congregation, plural noun: congregations
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. a group of people assembled for religious worship the singing of psalms by the whole congregation 同義詞
- ▪ a group of people regularly attending a particular place of worship he was a member of the Emmanuel Chapel congregation
- 2. a gathering or collection of people, animals, or things large congregations of birds may cause public harm 同義詞
- ▪ the action of gathering together in a crowd drought conditions lead to the 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.
- 5. rare a flock of plovers this is a shorebird beach, with a congregation of plovers inhabiting it
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- IPA[ˌkäNGɡrəˈɡāSH(ə)n]
美式
- a group of people assembled for religious worship: the singing of psalms by the whole congregation
Oxford American Dictionary
