congregation
noun
an assembly of persons brought together for common religious worship.
congregations
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pluralof congregation.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The laws primarily aim to spare congregations a fight at City Hall.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
The food bank was a success and still operates today, having unfortunately outlived two of the congregations that founded it.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 26, 2026
At the end of the week, Jewish congregations will celebrate Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
All these congregations, Mr. Huling writes, represent “parallel societies with their own sophisticated life-worlds.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
That’s how the members from the congregations would pay us, with food and a place to stay and their cast-off clothes.
From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride
