congregation
Church service attendees
A congregation is a group of people gathered together, especially for religious worship.
The word emphasizes collective assembly—a congregation fills a church, listens to a sermon, sings hymns together.
The congregation rose for the blessing.
Beyond religion, congregation can describe any gathering: a congregation of protesters, a congregation of birds at the feeder.
Place of Christian worship
- worshipReligious reverence and praise
- serviceAid or maintenance
- parishLocal church community
- parishionersMembers of local congregation
faithful · pews · sanctuary · chapel · minister · pastor · rector · vicar
Animals gathered together
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- membershipState of belonging
- parishionersMembers of local congregation
- brethrenFellow group members
body · collective · group · society · brotherhood · sisterhood · unity · togetherness
Consistently loyal and true
- devoteesPassionate adherents
- believersThose having faith
- parishionersMembers of local congregation
- disciplesDevoted followers of teachings
adherents · followers · laity · communicants · converts · pilgrims · flock · attendees
Collection of people meeting
- meetingGathering for discussion
- convocationFormal ceremonial gathering
- assemblyConstructing from components
- conclavePrivate, secretive assembly
synod · council · forum · summit · convention · conference · plenary · session
Animals gathered together
- herdGrazing animals together
- swarmMass of moving insects
- colonyDependent territorial settlement
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
crocodiles · alligators · group · collective
church
Place of Christian worship
parishioners · faithful · pews · sanctuary · chapel · minister · pastor · rector · vicar · diocese
flock
Animals gathered together
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- membershipState of belonging
- parishionersMembers of local congregation
brethren · body · collective · group · society · brotherhood · sisterhood · unity · togetherness · solidarity
faithful
Consistently loyal and true
- devoteesPassionate adherents
- believersThose having faith
- parishionersMembers of local congregation
disciples · adherents · followers · laity · communicants · converts · pilgrims · flock · attendees · seekers
gathering
Collection of people meeting
- meetingGathering for discussion
- convocationFormal ceremonial gathering
- assemblyConstructing from components
conclave · synod · council · forum · summit · convention · conference · plenary · session · caucus
flock
Animals gathered together
gathering · crocodiles · alligators · group · collective
- communitiesgated community, family, retirement community, neighbors, cohousing
- community groupscooperative, commune, kibbutz, co-op, housing co-op
- assembliesdelegates, gathering, Roman Senate, sessions, general assembly
- religious groupssect, parishes, fellowship, cult, denominations
- churchnave, pew, pews, altar, altars
- social groupsdemographic groups, community, clan, ethnic groups, age groups
congregationdispersal
Spreading in many directions
scattering · diffusion · dispersion · dissolution · diaspora
congregationclergy
Ordained religious officials collectively
priesthood · ministry · pastorate · rabbinate · ordained ministers
- preached to the congregationDelivered religious message publicly
- religious congregationsOrganized bodies of worshippers
- church congregation
- congregational prayerGroup supplication in unison
- congregational singingCollective vocal worship
congregating, congregations, congregational, congregationalist