congregation

[US]/kɒŋgrɪ'geɪʃ(ə)n/
[UK]/ˌkɑŋɡrɪ'ɡeʃən/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a group of people gathered for religious worship in a church

Example Sentences

the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.

the congregation said the rosary.

The congregation knelt to pray.

the sisters of the Congregation of Our Lady.

old ladies in the congregation twittered.

A great congregation of birds flew overhead.

The congregation processed into the church.

large congregations of birds may cause public harm.

some of the congregation nodded off during the sermon.

The congregation bowed their heads in prayer.

drought conditions lead to congregation of animals around watering points.

hymns that inspire the congregation; an artist who was inspired by Impressionism.

he is regarded by his congregation with unmeasured adoration.

The preacher addressed a congregation of more than one thousand people.

arguments within his congregation led to his demitting his post.

In the sermon the preacher hereby notifies the congregation that it is dead and buried –an ex-people.This is not a metaphor, this is our reality coram Deo.

On the 11th November 1720 the Custos of the Holy Land writes to the Holy Congregation Propaganda Fide that some persons had made the population of Bethlehem rise against the Franciscans.

Real-world Examples

Its tranquil shores draw a congregation of seagulls.

Source: CGTN

Black churches urged their congregations to boycott the buses that Monday.

Source: Women Who Changed the World

Some follow our traditional ways; others have joined various congregations.

Source: Reader's Digest Anthology

And he preaches at the oldest black Baptist congregation in Trumbull County.

Source: PBS Interview Social Series

He then printed and distributed them to every member of their church congregation.

Source: The Good Place Season 2

But... but your congregation should build it.

Source: Ozark.

Positive congregations can do the opposite.

Source: Essential Reading List for Self-Improvement

The storm howls like a congregation of Arctic bears.

Source: American Version Language Arts Volume 6

The leader of one influential congregation has died of coronavirus.

Source: BBC Listening Collection April 2021

The congregation sat in cushioned seats, and sang out of their Prayer-Books.

Source: Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales

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