All 9 Uses of
congregation
in
To Kill a Mockingbird
- It was dim inside, with a damp coolness slowly dispelled by the gathering congregation.
p. 136.7congregation = group of people who worship together in the same building
- Reverend Sykes was standing behind the pulpit staring the congregation to silence.
p. 137.2
- Zeebo rose from his pew and walked down the center aisle, stopping in front of us and facing the congregation.
p. 137.8
- The congregation hesitated, Zeebo repeated the line carefully, and it was sung.
p. 138.2
- At the chorus Zeebo closed the book, a signal for the congregation to proceed without his help.
p. 138.3
- One by one, the congregation came forward and dropped nickels and dimes into a black enameled coffee can.
p. 139.1 *congregation = people who worship together in the same building
- The congregation stirred.
p. 139.3congregation = group of people who worship together in the same building
- The congregation murmured approval.
p. 139.8
- In the interval between Sunday School and Church when the congregation stretched its legs, I saw Atticus standing in the yard with another knot of men.
p. 167.9congregation = people who worship together in the same building
Definitions:
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(1)
(congregation as in: the congregation voted) people who worship together in the same building
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Much more rarely, congregation can reference any group of people, animals, or things collected together.