congregation

1. n. The act of congregating, or bringing together, or of collecting into one aggregate or mass. Source: opted

2. n. A collection or mass of separate things. Source: opted

3. 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. Source: opted

4. n. The whole body of the Jewish people; -- called also Congregation of the Lord. Source: opted

5. n. 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. Source: opted

6. n. A company of religious persons forming a subdivision of a monastic order. Source: opted

7. n. The assemblage of Masters and Doctors at Oxford or Cambrige University, mainly for the granting of degrees. Source: opted

8. n. the name assumed by the Protestant party under John Knox. The leaders called themselves (1557) Lords of the Congregation. Source: opted

9. n. a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church Source: wordnet

10. n. an assemblage of people or animals or things collected together Source: wordnet

11. n. the act of congregating Source: wordnet

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