Congregation

Etymology
From congregatio:, from congregare "to herd together", itself from com- "together" + gregare "to collect into a flock, gather" (from grex "a flock, herd"); adopted c.1340 by the English Bible translator William Tyndale, to render the Greek (ekklesia) ('those called together, (popular) meeting'; hence Latin ecclesia 'church') in his New Testament, and preferred by 16th century Reformers instead of church

Noun

 * 1) A gathering of faithful in a Christian church, Jewish 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, who may be seated apart from the general congregation or lead the service (notably in responsary form).
 * 2) A Roman Congregation, a main department of the Vatican administration of the universal church
 * 3) A corporate body whose members gather for worship, or the members of such a body.
 * 4) Any large gathering of people
 * 5) The collective noun for eagles.

Derived terms

 * congregational
 * congregationalism

Related terms

 * congregate
 * congregator
 * gregarious

Translations

 * Bulgarian: паство
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: (huìzhōng)
 * Dutch: (kerk)gemeente, congregatie, kudde
 * Esperanto: kongregacio
 * Finnish:
 * French: assemblée des fidèles
 * German: versammelte Gemeinde


 * Icelandic:
 * Interlingua:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: (, kaishū)
 * Romanian: congregație, adunare de fideli, organzație fondată religios
 * Russian: конгрегация (kongregácija)
 * Scottish Gaelic: coitheanal


 * Armenian:
 * Bulgarian:, струпване
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: (rénqún)
 * Dutch: congregatie, bijeenkomst, menigte, samenscholing, vergadering
 * Finnish:
 * French:


 * German:
 * Icelandic: mannsöfnuður
 * Interlingua:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: (, shūdan)
 * Russian: собрание (sobránije), скопление (skopl'énije) , сходка (sχódka)


 * : congrégation, rassemblement
 * : κοινότητα (koinótēta)
 * : kongregasi
 * : 집회 (jiphoe)


 * : (Modern Latin) congregatio, (Classical Latin) coëtus fourth declension
 * : menighet
 * : congregação
 * : congregación

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