Definition of congregation
1a : an assembly of persons : gathering especially : an assembly of persons met for worship and religious instruction
b : a religious community: such as
(1) : an organized body of believers in a particular locality
The pastor delivered a lengthy sermon to the congregation.
(2) : a Roman Catholic religious institute with only simple vows
a congregation of nuns
(3) : a group of monasteries forming an independent subdivision of an order
2 : the act or an instance of congregating or bringing together : the state of being congregated
3 : a body of cardinals and officials forming an administrative division of the papal curia
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The first known use of congregation was in the 14th century
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