Definition of congregation

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Congregation (n.) 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..

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Congregation :: Congregation (n.) 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..
Synagogue :: Synagogue (n.) A congregation or assembly of Jews met for the purpose of worship, or the performance of religious rites..
Lazarite :: Lazarite (n.) One of the Congregation of the Priests of the Mission, a religious institute founded by Vincent de Paul in 1624, and popularly called Lazarists or Lazarites from the College of St. Lazare in Paris, which was occupied by them until 1792..
Precentor :: Precentor (n.) The leader of the congregational singing in Scottish and other churches.
Mechitarist :: Mechitarist (n.) One of a religious congregation of the Roman Catholic Church devoted to the improvement of Armenians.
Flock :: Flock (n.) A Christian church or congregation; considered in their relation to the pastor, or minister in charge..
Gathering :: Gathering (n.) A crowd; an assembly; a congregation.
Doxology :: Doxology (n.) In Christian worship: A hymn expressing praise and honor to God; a form of praise to God designed to be sung or chanted by the choir or the congregation.
Parish :: Parish (n.) An ecclesiastical society, usually not bounded by territorial limits, but composed of those persons who choose to unite under the charge of a particular priest, clergyman, or minister; also, loosely, the territory in which the members of a congregation live..
Choral :: Choral (n.) A hymn tune; a simple sacred tune, sung in unison by the congregation; as, the Lutheran chorals..
Antiphony :: Antiphony (n.) An anthem or psalm sung alternately by a choir or congregation divided into two parts. Also figuratively.
Deaconess :: Deaconess (n.) A woman chosen as a helper in church work, as among the Congregationalists..
Consociation :: Consociation (n.) A voluntary and permanent council or union of neighboring Congregational churches, for mutual advice and cooperation in ecclesiastical matters; a meeting of pastors and delegates from churches thus united..
Maurist :: Maurist (n.) A member of the Congregation of Saint Maur, an offshoot of the Benedictines, originating in France in the early part of the seventeenth century. The Maurists have been distinguished for their interest in literature..
Class :: Class (n.) One of the sections into which a church or congregation is divided, and which is under the supervision of a class leader..
Congregation :: Congregation (n.) the name assumed by the Protestant party under John Knox. The leaders called themselves (1557) Lords of the Congregation.
Alternation :: Alternation (n.) The response of the congregation speaking alternately with the minister.
General :: General (a.) The chief of an order of monks, or of all the houses or congregations under the same rule..
Congregationalist :: Congregationalist (n.) One who belongs to a Congregational church or society; one who holds to Congregationalism.
Syncarp :: Synaxis (n.) A congregation; also, formerly, the Lord's Supper..
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