English noun: congregation | |||
1. | congregation (group) a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church | ||
Synonyms | faithful, fold | ||
Broader (hypernym) | social group | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | flock | ||
Member meronym | denomination | ||
2. | congregation (group) an assemblage of people or animals or things collected together | ||
Samples | A congregation of children pleaded for his autograph. A great congregation of birds flew over. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection | ||
3. | congregation (act) the act of congregating | ||
Synonyms | congregating | ||
Broader (hypernym) | assemblage, assembly, gathering | ||