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congregation
CEFRC1
/ˌkɒŋɡɹɪˈɡeɪʃən/
noun
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In plain English
- 01
noun
A group of people who worship together.
- 02
noun
Extra detailA gathering of faithful in a temple, church, synagogue, mosque or other place of worship. It can also refer to the people who are present at a devotional service in the building, particularly in contrast to the pastor, minister, imam, rabbi etc. and/or choir,...
Examples
The church congregation was moved by the fine sermon.
The congregation stood to sing the hymn.
At a glance
Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 4
- Synonyms
- 3
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsA Roman Congregation, a main department of the Vatican administration of the Catholic Church.
The act of congregating or collecting together.
A corporate body whose members gather for worship, or the members of such a body.
More examples
In contextThe congregation was moved by the fine sermon.
In Hebrew, bonai shalom means “builders of peace,” and the congregation welcomes both Jews and non-Jews to participate in all aspects of the community.
The critically low level of rainfall in the second half of 2020 – approaching 50% year on year for November – led the religious affairs directorate to instruct imams and their congregations to pray for rain last month.
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Origin
noun
From Middle English congregacioun, from Old French congregacion, from Latin congregātiō, itself from congregō (“to herd into a flock”). Adopted (1520s) by the English Bible translator William Tyndale, to render the Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία (ekklēsía, “those called together, (popular) meeting”) (hence Latin ecclēsia) in his New Testament, and preferred by 16th century Reformers instead of church. By surface analysis, congregate + -ion.