congregation
noun
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Definition of congregation
1a
: an assembly of persons : gathering
especially
: an assembly of persons met for worship and religious instruction
b
: a religious community: such as
(1)
: an organized body of believers in a particular locality
The pastor delivered a lengthy sermon to the congregation.
(2)
: a Roman Catholic religious institute with only simple vows
a congregation of nuns
(3)
: a group of monasteries forming an independent subdivision of an order
2
: the act or an instance of congregating or bringing together : the state of being congregated
3
: a body of cardinals and officials forming an administrative division of the papal curia
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Examples of congregation in a Sentence
The priest addressed the congregation.
She is a member of a small congregation.
Recent Examples on the Web
Faith leaders at more than 100 locations will spread the message of safe sleep and hand out materials to their congregations. — Ginger Christ, cleveland.com, "First Year Cleveland puts infant-mortality message in Popeyes customersā bags," 6 Sep. 2019 In recent weeks, as the economy has deteriorated, his congregation has shrunk from 400 to 120. — The Economist, "Zimbabwe faces its worst economic crisis in a decade," 15 Aug. 2019 Two elders of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witness in Beaver Dam received separate text messages threatening that their congregation and other meetings would be blown up Sunday. — Jordyn Noennig, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "A juvenile threatened to blow up the congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses in Beaver Dam, police say," 11 Aug. 2019 For 25 years, Douglass Petty has been preaching to his congregation at Fresh Start Bible Church in St. Louis, Missouri. — Katherine Ellen Foley, Quartz, "Excluding minorities from Alzheimerās research is wrongāand itās keeping us from finding a cure," 19 July 2019 Shultz plans on showing it to his congregation on Sunday. — Anchorage Daily News, "Repairs to downtown Anchorage church snowball after additional damage is found," 13 June 2019 The two men who delivered the letter informing Young of the disciplinary council were long-time friends from his congregation, Young said. — Brady Mccombs, Fox News, "Mormon fighting to end youth interviews summoned to hearing," 30 Aug. 2018 The congregation struggled to handle the deluge of donations: cash, checks and thousands of cards and homemade items. — Silvia Foster-frau, San Antonio Express-News, "Sutherland Springs receives millions in donations to massacre relief fund," 8 July 2018 The Jesuits are not a church, but a congregation within the Catholic Church. — latimes.com, "For the Record," 19 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'congregation.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for congregation
congregation
noun
English Language Learners Definition of congregation
: the people who are attending a religious service
: the people who regularly attend religious services
See the full definition for congregation in the English Language Learners Dictionary
congregation
noun
conĀ·greĀ·gaĀ·tion
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Kids Definition of congregation
1
: an assembly of persons gathered for religious worship
2
: a gathering or collection of people or things
3
: the membership of a church or synagogue
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