About The Word Congregation
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Congregation
Congregation Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Congregation?
[n] the act of congregating
[n] an assemblage of people or animals or things collected together; "a congregation of children pleaded for his autograph"; "a great congregation of birds flew over" [n] a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church Synonyms | Synonyms for Congregation: congregating | faithful | fold Related Terms | Find terms related to Congregation: See Also | accumulation | aggregation | assemblage | assemblage | assembly | collection | denomination | flock | gathering | social group Congregation In Webster's Dictionary \Con`gre*ga"tion\, n. [L. congregatio: cf. F.
congr['e]gation.]
1. The act of congregating, or bringing together, or of
collecting into one aggregate or mass.
The means of reduction in the fire is but by the
congregation of homogeneal parts. --Bacon.
2. A collection or mass of separate things.
A foul and pestilent congregation of vapors. --Shak.
3. An assembly of persons; a gathering; esp. an assembly of
persons met for the worship of God, and for religious
instruction; a body of people who habitually so meet.
He [Bunyan] rode every year to London, and preached
there to large and attentive congregations.
--Macaulay.
4. (Anc. Jewish Hist.) The whole body of the Jewish people;
-- called also {Congregation of the Lord}.
It is a sin offering for the congregation. --Lev.
iv. 21.
5. (R. C. Ch.)
(a) A body of cardinals or other ecclesiastics to whom as
intrusted some department of the church business; as,
the Congregation of the Propaganda, which has charge
of the missions of the Roman Catholic Church.
(b) A company of religious persons forming a subdivision
of a monastic order.
6. The assemblage of Masters and Doctors at Oxford or
Cambrige University, mainly for the granting of degrees.
[Eng.]
7. (Scotch Church Hist.) the name assumed by the Protestant
party under John Knox. The leaders called themselves
(1557) Lords of the Congregation.
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