congregation
noun
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The verb congregate may be used for spontaneous gatherings. A crowd quickly congregates at the scene of an accident, for example, just as cows, sheep, or horses tend to congregate during a storm. And under military rule, citizens are often forbidden to congregate on street corners or anywhere else. But a congregation is generally a group that has gathered for a formal purpose, usually in church. The Congregational Church was originally the church of the Puritan settlers, in which each congregation governed its own church independent of any higher authority.
Examples of congregation in a Sentence
Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2024
Only a few of their family members were in the audience, but clergy and civic leaders addressed them directly in speeches before the mostly Latino congregation.
—Teo Armus, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
Rabbi Jen Lader of Temple Israel recently shared with the congregation a poem for an eclipse from Rabbi Debra Robbins.
—Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 8 Apr. 2024
He was released March 25 after members of his congregation posted his $75,000 bond, Mansfield said.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2024
The 1,000-member congregation moved meetings to free up space and converted small Bible study rooms into classrooms with books, bulletin boards and other supplies.
—USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2024
The church, whose congregation is about 50% white, 25% Black and 25% foreign-born, changed its name to People's Church in 2012 to reflect its racial diversity, including 30-plus nationalities worshiping and working there, according to its website.
—Randy Tucker, The Enquirer, 14 Mar. 2024
The synagogue enlisted other Jewish congregations in Maine, which will also use the mikvah, to help pay for its ongoing maintenance.
—Jenna Russell Tristan Spinski, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2024
In 1977, Murray took over the historic First AME church, the first Black congregation in Los Angeles.
—Gayle Pollard-Terry, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2024
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“Congregation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/congregation. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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