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Congregation
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Congregation
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A
congregation
is an assembly of people for a given purpose, a corporate body whose members gather for worship, or the members of such a body.
Examples of congregations include:
Those gathered for worship on a particular occasion, or those who habitually attend a place of worship
A
church
,
synagogue
,
temple
, or other organized religious community
Congregation (Roman Curia)
- an administrative body of the Roman Catholic Church
Congregation (Catholic)
- a religious institute in which only simple vows, not solemn vows, are taken
Congregation (university)
- an assembly of senior members of a university
Congregation (
human geography
) - the territorial and residential clustering of specific groups or subgroups of people
Congregation
may also be:
Congregation (album)
, by The Afghan Whigs
English Congregation
, an English pop group formerly known as The Congregation
See also
Congregational church
Gathering place
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