CONGREGATION Definition & Meaning

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congregation

[ kong-gri-gey-shuhn ]

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noun

an assembly of persons brought together for common religious worship.
the act of congregating or the state of being congregated.
a gathered or assembled body; assemblage.
an organization formed for the purpose of providing for worship of God, for religious education, and for other church activities; a local church society.
(in the Bible) the people of Israel.
New Testament. the Christian church in general.
Roman Catholic Church.
1. a committee of cardinals or other ecclesiastics.
2. a community of men or women, either with or without vows, observing a common rule.
(at English universities) the general assembly of the doctors, fellows, etc.
(in colonial North America) a parish, town, plantation, or other settlement.

congregation

/ ˌ��ɒŋɡ��ɪˈɡ��ɪʃə�� /

noun

a group of persons gathered for worship, prayer, etc, esp in a church or chapel
the act of congregating or collecting together
a group of people, objects, etc, collected together; assemblage
the group of persons habitually attending a given church, chapel, etc
RC Church
1. a society of persons who follow a common rule of life but who are bound only by simple vows
2. Also calleddicastery an administrative subdivision of the papal curia
3. an administrative committee of bishops for arranging the business of a general council
an assembly of senior members of a university

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of congregation¹

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English congregacio(u)n, from Anglo-French or directly from Latin ��ǲԲ��پ�ō��- (stem of ��ǲԲ��پ�ō ); congregate, -ion

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Nieman grew up in the mainline Presbyterian church, and still belongs to a congregation that flies the Pride flag.

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In the following days, he found out that around 170 of his relatives, friends and members of his former congregation had died, mostly in the mosques.

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And they couldn’t as readily go to another congregation because church wasn’t just a place of worship, but also one of work.

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Those tactics have since been replicated at nearby congregations such as Mercy Culture Church.

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Minister Rodney Davis poses a question to the congregation that most Sundays, would just be hypothetical.

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