congregation

con-gre-ga-tion · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A group of people assembled for religious worship.

  2. 2.

    The members of a church or religious community.

  3. 3.

    A gathering or assembly of people or things.

Forms

plural: congregations

Related words

Antonyms: dispersal, scattering
See also: assembly, church, flock, parish
Synonyms: assembly, flock, gathering, parish

Etymology

From Latin congregatio ("an assembling together"), from congregare ("to collect into a flock"), from con- ("together") + gregare ("to collect, gather"), from grex ("flock, herd").