Congregation
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A congregation is a large gathering of people, often for the purpose of worship
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Worship
Worship is an act of religious devotion usually directed towards a deity. The word is derived from the Old English worthscipe, meaning worthiness or worth-ship — to give, at its simplest, worth to something, for example, Christian worship.Evelyn Underhill defines worship thus: "The absolute...
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- Local churchLocal churchA local church is a Christian congregation of members and clergy.Local church may also refer to:* Local churches , a Christian group based on the teachings of Watchman Nee and Witness Lee, and associated with the Living Stream Ministry publishing house.* Parish church, a local church united with...
- Congregation (Roman Curia)Congregation (Roman Curia)A congregation is a type of dicastery of the Roman Curia, the central administrative organism of the Catholic Church....
, an administrative body of the Roman Catholic Church - Congregation (Catholic)Congregation (catholic)The term "congregation" has three usages specific to the Roman Catholic Church. One concerns the Roman Curia, the other two concern religious institutes.- Roman Curia :...
, a religious institute in which only simple vows, not solemn vows, are taken - In Jehovah's WitnessesJehovah's WitnessesJehovah's Witnesses is a millenarian restorationist Christian denomination with nontrinitarian beliefs distinct from mainstream Christianity. The religion reports worldwide membership of over 7 million adherents involved in evangelism, convention attendance of over 12 million, and annual...
, a group of religious members, corresponding to EcclesiaEcclesia (ancient Athens)The ecclesia or ekklesia was the principal assembly of the democracy of ancient Athens during its "Golden Age" . It was the popular assembly, opened to all male citizens over the age of 30 with 2 years of military service by Solon in 594 BC meaning that all classes of citizens in Athens were able...
in GreekGreek languageGreek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
. - Qahal, an Israelite organisational structure often translated as congregation
- Congregation, often used as an alternate term for a synagogueSynagogueA synagogue is a Jewish house of prayer. This use of the Greek term synagogue originates in the Septuagint where it sometimes translates the Hebrew word for assembly, kahal...
or its members in a similar vein as a Christian congregation - Congregation (university)Congregation (university)A Congregation is a formal meeting of senior members of a university, especially in the United Kingdom.Examples include the Regent House in the University of Cambridge, and the House of Congregation and the Ancient House of Congregation in the University of Oxford.In recent times, very few...
, an assembly of senior members of a university
Congregation may also be:
- The Congregation, a soul band from Chicago
- Congregation (album)Congregation (album)Congregation is the third album by The Afghan Whigs, released in 1992 .-Track listing:-Additional personnel:*Jack Skinner - Mastering*Miss Ruby Belle - Vocals*Lance - Piano, Vocals...
, by The Afghan Whigs - English CongregationEnglish CongregationEnglish Congregation were a British pop ensemble. They formed in England under the name The Congregation English Congregation were a British pop ensemble. They formed in England under the name The Congregation English Congregation were a British pop ensemble. They formed in England under the name...
, an English pop group formerly known as The Congregation