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congregation

გამოთქმა: /kɒŋgrɪˈgeɪʃ(ə)n/

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  • 1a group of people assembled for religious worship: the singing of psalms by the whole congregation
  • a group of people regularly attending a particular place of worship:he was a member of the Emmanuel Chapel congregation
  • 2a gathering or collection of people, animals, or things:large congregations of birds may cause public harm
  • [mass noun] the action of gathering together in a crowd:drought conditions lead to the congregation of animals around watering points
  • 3 (often Congregation) (in the Roman Catholic Church) a permanent committee of the College of Cardinals:the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
  • British (in some universities) a general assembly of resident senior members.
  • 4a group of people obeying a common religious rule but under less solemn vows than members of the older religious orders:the sisters of the Congregation of Our Lady
  • a group of communities within a religious order sharing particular historical or regional links.

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