Congregation
noun
A group of people gathered together for a religious worship or service.
The priest welcomed the congregation to the Sunday mass.
Often appears as...
- sunday congregation
- church congregation
noun
The act of gathering or assembling together.
The congregation of students in the hall marked the beginning of the school year.
Often appears as...
- congregation of people
- congregation of animals
noun
A group of religious clerics who live together and function under the same rules and leadership.
He belonged to the Benedictine Congregation, a religious order devoted to prayer and work.
Often appears as...
- religious congregation
- benedictine congregation
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Academic
noun
A group of people gathered together for a religious worship or service.
The priest welcomed the congregation to the Sunday mass.
Often appears as...
- sunday congregation
- church congregation
noun
The act of gathering or assembling together.
The congregation of students in the hall marked the beginning of the school year.
Often appears as...
- congregation of people
- congregation of animals
noun
A group of religious clerics who live together and function under the same rules and leadership.
He belonged to the Benedictine Congregation, a religious order devoted to prayer and work.
Often appears as...
- religious congregation
- benedictine congregation
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Religious Context
Refers to people at religious gatherings, often within a church or temple.
The congregation stood to sing the hymn.
Pro Tip 2/3Active Participation
Implies active involvement in the service, not just presence.
The congregation participates in the prayer.
Pro Tip 3/3Community Sense
Conveys a sense of community among members, suggesting a regular gathering.
She felt part of the congregation after attending for months.
Pro Tip 1/3Religious Context
Refers to people at religious gatherings, often within a church or temple.
The congregation stood to sing the hymn.
Pro Tip 2/3Active Participation
Implies active involvement in the service, not just presence.
The congregation participates in the prayer.
Pro Tip 3/3Community Sense
Conveys a sense of community among members, suggesting a regular gathering.
She felt part of the congregation after attending for months.
Pro Tip 1/3Religious Context
Refers to people at religious gatherings, often within a church or temple.
The congregation stood to sing the hymn.
Pro Tip 2/3Active Participation
Implies active involvement in the service, not just presence.
The congregation participates in the prayer.
Pro Tip 3/3Community Sense
Conveys a sense of community among members, suggesting a regular gathering.
She felt part of the congregation after attending for months.
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The power of introverts...
table every chair in this apartment had yielded its original function to now serve as a surface for swaying stacks of books just like the rest of my family my grandfather's favorite thing to do in the world was to read but he also loved his congregation and you could feel this love in the sermons that he gave every
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Finding support in...
going to be filled in the United States but it turns out the majority of the Social Services Human Services in the United States are provide provided by nonprofits and local religious congregations so if you ever are in a bind where do you start if you do a
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Why people of different...
The sun shines on us all equally. It does not discriminate." He and others spread the word through their congregations and over the radio. Municipal government officials stepped forward and helped with permits and with convening civil society organizations.
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The power of introverts...
to now serve as a surface for swaying stacks of books. Just like the rest of my family, my grandfather's favorite thing to do in the whole world was to read. But he also loved his congregation, and you could feel this love in the sermons that he gave
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The New Son of God PIPE...
inconsistencies with his Messiah claims also seemed to have no effect on the congregation if you have any doubts and you want to know the true way our beloved pastor said that all you have to do is go directly don't ask any man go
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Karen Armstrong: Let's...
or uttering a council of hatred or inveighing against homosexuality or something of that sort. Often people don't really want to be compassionate. I sometimes see when I'm speaking to a congregation of religious people
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How to fix a broken...
where he was welcomed into the congregation. Miguel didn't just lose his girlfriend; he lost his entire social life, the supportive community of Sharon's church. He lost his identity as a couple.
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Karen Armstrong: 2008...
congregations about compassion, I sometimes see a mutinous expression crossing some of their faces because a lot of religious people prefer to be right, rather than compassionate.
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Why Are White Shark...
And for some reason, every year great whites that typically swim solo gather here by the hundreds as part of the largest known congregation of white sharks in the world.
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Adorable Baby Animal...
to an entirely different congregation look running for breakfast somebody's hungry so good it's good it's good it's good
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The power of introverts...
table every chair in this apartment had yielded its original function to now serve as a surface for swaying stacks of books just like the rest of my family my grandfather's favorite thing to do in the world was to read but he also loved his congregation and you could feel this love in the sermons that he gave every
Video examples
Finding support in...
going to be filled in the United States but it turns out the majority of the Social Services Human Services in the United States are provide provided by nonprofits and local religious congregations so if you ever are in a bind where do you start if you do a
Video examples
Why people of different...
The sun shines on us all equally. It does not discriminate." He and others spread the word through their congregations and over the radio. Municipal government officials stepped forward and helped with permits and with convening civil society organizations.
Video examples
The power of introverts...
to now serve as a surface for swaying stacks of books. Just like the rest of my family, my grandfather's favorite thing to do in the whole world was to read. But he also loved his congregation, and you could feel this love in the sermons that he gave
Video examples
The New Son of God PIPE...
inconsistencies with his Messiah claims also seemed to have no effect on the congregation if you have any doubts and you want to know the true way our beloved pastor said that all you have to do is go directly don't ask any man go
Video examples
Karen Armstrong: Let's...
or uttering a council of hatred or inveighing against homosexuality or something of that sort. Often people don't really want to be compassionate. I sometimes see when I'm speaking to a congregation of religious people
Video examples
How to fix a broken...
where he was welcomed into the congregation. Miguel didn't just lose his girlfriend; he lost his entire social life, the supportive community of Sharon's church. He lost his identity as a couple.
Video examples
Karen Armstrong: 2008...
congregations about compassion, I sometimes see a mutinous expression crossing some of their faces because a lot of religious people prefer to be right, rather than compassionate.
Video examples
Why Are White Shark...
And for some reason, every year great whites that typically swim solo gather here by the hundreds as part of the largest known congregation of white sharks in the world.
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Adorable Baby Animal...
to an entirely different congregation look running for breakfast somebody's hungry so good it's good it's good it's good
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Charles Spurgeon
British Clergyman
My grandfather once ventured upon publishing a volume of hymns. I never heard anyone speak in their favour or argue that they ought to have been sung in the congregation. In that volume, he promised a second if the first should prove acceptable. We forgive him the first collection because he did not inflict another.
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Kamasi Washington
American Musician
My third day playing saxophone, I was in front of a congregation. I still didn't know the names of all the notes. I was playing by ear, following along, but it was such an encouraging environment, I couldn't fail. It was all, 'Yeah baby, you sound real good' no matter what you play. It was a great way to learn.
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Eugene H. Peterson
American Clergyman
If people don't know their pastor, it's easy to put the pastor on a pedestal and depersonalize him or her. It's also easy for pastors, who don't know their congregations, simply to classify congregants as saved or unsaved, involved or not involved, tithers or non-tithers.
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Carlos Mencia
American Comedian
The really funny thing is that most all of my friends who are priests have seen me perform, and they say, 'I wish I could talk the way you do on stage. I wish I could reveal truth to my congregation the way you do.
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John Nelson Darby
English Clergyman
I go farther, and say, that it is plainly our duty to desire pastors and teachers to take the care of such congregations, and that God did raise up such in the church as we see it in the word.
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Rob Walton
Canadian Athlete
If it came to saving the life of one priest or sacrificing the life of an entire congregation, the church would save the life of the priest. Which is backwards, of course.
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John Ortberg
American Clergyman
As a preacher, my charge is to proclaim the message of the Scriptures. To help the people in my congregation become a people of the book. I love getting to do this.
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James Green Somerville
American Clergyman
Washington is a great international city and in the congregation we have people who are rich and poor, black and white, and from every part of the world.
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Pete Holmes
American Comedian
Ideally, a good pastor wants to empower a congregation to the point where they don't need him. You want everyone to leave feeling better.
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Clementa C. Pinckney
American Politician
Our calling is not just within the walls of the congregation, but we are part of the life and community in which our condition resides.
Quote examples
Charles Spurgeon
British Clergyman
My grandfather once ventured upon publishing a volume of hymns. I never heard anyone speak in their favour or argue that they ought to have been sung in the congregation. In that volume, he promised a second if the first should prove acceptable. We forgive him the first collection because he did not inflict another.
Quote examples
Kamasi Washington
American Musician
My third day playing saxophone, I was in front of a congregation. I still didn't know the names of all the notes. I was playing by ear, following along, but it was such an encouraging environment, I couldn't fail. It was all, 'Yeah baby, you sound real good' no matter what you play. It was a great way to learn.
Quote examples
Eugene H. Peterson
American Clergyman
If people don't know their pastor, it's easy to put the pastor on a pedestal and depersonalize him or her. It's also easy for pastors, who don't know their congregations, simply to classify congregants as saved or unsaved, involved or not involved, tithers or non-tithers.
Quote examples
Carlos Mencia
American Comedian
The really funny thing is that most all of my friends who are priests have seen me perform, and they say, 'I wish I could talk the way you do on stage. I wish I could reveal truth to my congregation the way you do.
Quote examples
John Nelson Darby
English Clergyman
I go farther, and say, that it is plainly our duty to desire pastors and teachers to take the care of such congregations, and that God did raise up such in the church as we see it in the word.
Quote examples
Rob Walton
Canadian Athlete
If it came to saving the life of one priest or sacrificing the life of an entire congregation, the church would save the life of the priest. Which is backwards, of course.
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John Ortberg
American Clergyman
As a preacher, my charge is to proclaim the message of the Scriptures. To help the people in my congregation become a people of the book. I love getting to do this.
Quote examples
James Green Somerville
American Clergyman
Washington is a great international city and in the congregation we have people who are rich and poor, black and white, and from every part of the world.
Quote examples
Pete Holmes
American Comedian
Ideally, a good pastor wants to empower a congregation to the point where they don't need him. You want everyone to leave feeling better.
Quote examples
Clementa C. Pinckney
American Politician
Our calling is not just within the walls of the congregation, but we are part of the life and community in which our condition resides.
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