All 3 Uses of
congregation
in
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
- Then the congregation, led again by Mrs. Duncan, flew into "Precious Lord, take my hand, lead me on, let me stand."†
p. 125.7 *congregation = people who worship together in the same building
- The congregation knew whom he was talking about and voiced agreement with his analysis.†
p. 127.3
- The congregation lowed with satisfaction.†
p. 129.2
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) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much more rarely, congregation can reference any group of people, animals, or things collected together.